Fort Wayne climate
Fort Wayne is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.9 °C. June is the wettest month (106 mm) and February the driest (58 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Fort Wayne averages 972 mm of rain, 91 days above 25 °C and 109 days below freezing.
United States · 247 m elevation · population 260,326 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 28 °C
- Coldest month January -6.9 °C
- Driest month February 58 mm
- Wettest month June 106 mm
- Least cloud September 49 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -33 °C
What to expectFort Wayne through the year
Fort Wayne has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 0.7 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 91 days a year reach 25 °C, 20 of them reach 30 °C, 109 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 58 mm in February to 106 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.7 °C | 68 mm | 75 % |
| February | 3.0 °C | 58 mm | 70 % |
| March | 8.8 °C | 78 mm | 66 % |
| April | 15.7 °C | 101 mm | 63 % |
| May | 21.4 °C | 103 mm | 62 % |
| June | 26.1 °C | 106 mm | 57 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 92 mm | 51 % |
| August | 27.1 °C | 85 mm | 50 % |
| September | 23.7 °C | 67 mm | 49 % |
| October | 17.0 °C | 72 mm | 57 % |
| November | 9.6 °C | 78 mm | 66 % |
| December | 3.3 °C | 64 mm | 74 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.7 °C | -6.9 °C | -3.6 °C | 17.2 °C | -32.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| February | 3.0 °C | -5.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 21.8 °C | -26.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 8.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 3.3 °C | 27.4 °C | -21.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 15.7 °C | 4.9 °C | 9.7 °C | 28.0 °C | -9.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| May | 21.4 °C | 11.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 34.1 °C | -2.6 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.1 °C | 16.5 °C | 21.1 °C | 38.7 °C | 5.5 °C | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 23.2 °C | 37.7 °C | 9.2 °C | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 27.1 °C | 17.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 34.2 °C | 9.0 °C | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 23.7 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 35.7 °C | 2.1 °C | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 17.0 °C | 8.2 °C | 12.1 °C | 30.3 °C | -3.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 9.6 °C | 1.9 °C | 5.2 °C | 24.3 °C | -16.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| December | 3.3 °C | -3.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 19.3 °C | -27.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 mm | 10 | 9.5 h/day | 75 % | 75 % | 22 km/h |
| February | 58 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 72 % | 21 km/h |
| March | 78 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 69 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 101 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 63 % | 67 % | 22 km/h |
| May | 103 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 69 % | 20 km/h |
| June | 106 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 57 % | 70 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 92 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 51 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 85 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 50 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 67 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 70 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 72 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 69 % | 20 km/h |
| November | 78 mm | 9 | 9.9 h/day | 66 % | 72 % | 21 km/h |
| December | 64 mm | 10 | 9.2 h/day | 74 % | 76 % | 21 km/h |
Where Fort Wayne ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in September | 19thof 50 | 91/100 |
| The coolest places in North America in December | 37thof 50 | 3.3 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in January | 37thof 50 | 0.7 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in February | 38thof 50 | 3.0 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in March | 41stof 50 | 8.8 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in November | 44thof 50 | 9.6 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Fort Wayne’s climate
When is the best time to visit Fort Wayne?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Fort Wayne get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 20 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -6.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 109 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Fort Wayne?
June, averaging 106 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is February with 58 mm. The year as a whole averages 972 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Fort Wayne rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.