Indianapolis, IN: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 59.5°F in Indianapolis, IN, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 6th warmest of 155.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 59.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 6th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 36.48 in; Wettest since 2021; 36th wettest of 155

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Indianapolis, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.2°F, between 55°F and 59.1°F in eight years of ten and 35.48 in of precipitation, between 27.42 in and 41.37 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Indianapolis, IN since 1872: 59.5°F in 2026; the highest is 60.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 55 to 59.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Indianapolis, IN from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	59.5	6	69.1	4	50	11	36.48	36	0
2025	58.5	18	68.1	16	48.7	32	29.66	107	1
2024	60	3	69.5	2	50.5	6	34.28	56	0
2023	59.1	9	68.9	6	49.4	17	30.50	95	0
2022	57.4	45	67.3	34	47.6	58	29.41	111	0
2021	57.8	36	66.8	55	48.7	32	39.40	21	0
2020	57.9	32	67.2	39	48.5	40	34.29	55	0
2019	57.7	41	66.9	50	48.6	36	37.24	30	0
2018	58.6	16	67.9	20	49.3	19	35.60	46	0
2017	59.8	4	69.3	3	50.3	8	40.62	15	0
2016	59.1	9	68.4	11	49.8	13	39.73	18	0
2015	55.6	99	65	102	46.2	100	38.07	24	0
2014	53.2	151	62.9	148	43.5	152	33.97	58	0
2013	56.5	73	65.6	77	47.4	61	35.36	48	0
2012	60.9	1	71.2	1	50.7	3	31.98	73	0
2011	58	30	67.2	39	48.8	30	36.84	31	0
2010	58.7	14	68.2	15	49.3	19	26.49	136	0
2009	56.4	76	65.5	84	47.3	65	41.28	13	0
2008	56.3	80	65.6	77	47	74	40.49	16	0
2007	58.6	16	68.4	11	48.9	26	26.66	135	0
2006	57.9	32	67	48	48.9	26	36.68	34	0
2005	58	30	67.3	34	48.7	32	35.76	43	0
2004	56.5	73	65.8	72	47.2	68	37.53	27	0
2003	54.4	136	63.8	136	45.1	123	42.91	9	0
2002	58.7	14	68.6	8	48.9	26	31.86	76	0
2001	56.7	66	66.2	65	47.2	68	30.10	102	0
2000	57	57	66.6	59	47.4	61	34.59	53	0
1999	57.4	45	67.3	34	47.5	59	28.60	122	0
1998	59.3	7	68.1	16	50.5	6	42.20	11	0
1997	55.1	121	64.7	116	45.4	117	28.43	124	0
1996	54.4	136	63.8	136	45.1	123	46.13	6	0
1995	57	57	67	48	47.1	71	28.87	118	0
1994	55.4	106	65.6	77	45.2	121	26.15	138	0
1993	55.6	99	65	102	46.3	96	39.42	20	0
1992	55.8	93	65.4	87	46.3	96	32.53	70	0
1991	58.4	22	68.4	11	48.4	41	27.50	129	0
1990	57.8	36	67.6	25	47.9	49	38.10	23	0
1989	55.7	95	65.2	95	46.2	100	42.98	8	0
1988	56.3	80	67.7	22	45	128	21.64	152	0
1987	57.6	42	67.9	20	47.3	65	24.78	143	0
1986	57.1	54	67.1	42	47.2	68	40.93	14	0
1985	55.2	118	65	102	45.3	118	33.45	61	0
1984	54.4	136	64	131	44.8	134	31.07	85	0
1983	57.8	36	67.7	22	47.9	49	25.12	141	0
1982	54.7	132	64.9	107	44.5	139	31.70	79	0
1981	55.6	99	65.4	87	45.8	111	30.88	89	0
1980	54.8	130	64.8	111	44.9	132	31.07	85	0
1979	52.8	153	62.6	150	43	154	36.23	38	0
1978	54.4	136	63.9	133	44.9	132	33.16	64	0
1977	56.3	80	66.6	59	46	104	29.99	104	0
1976	55.9	89	66.9	50	44.8	134	30.30	99	0
1975	55.7	95	65.1	99	46.2	100	37.90	25	0
1974	55.9	89	65.8	72	46.1	103	34.54	54	0
1973	57.8	36	67.5	28	48.1	46	32.46	71	0
1972	55.4	106	65.7	75	45	128	30.07	103	0
1971	54.7	132	64.9	107	44.4	145	29.08	115	0
1970	55.3	109	65.6	77	45	128	26.72	133	0
1969	55.3	109	65.5	84	45.1	123	34.19	57	0
1968	55	125	65	102	45.1	123	31.61	80	0
1967	56.2	85	66.4	62	46	104	23.69	145	0
1966	55.2	118	65.9	70	44.5	139	21.61	153	0
1965	55.3	109	65.2	95	45.3	118	33.13	65	0
1964	56.5	73	66.9	50	46	104	29.63	108	0
1963	53.3	149	64.4	123	42.1	155	29.57	110	0
1962	55.3	109	64.7	116	45.8	111	36.78	32	0
1961	54.3	142	64.2	129	44.4	145	38.60	22	0
1960	54	144	63.5	141	44.4	145	28.49	123	0
1959	56.8	65	66.9	50	46.6	87	28.63	120	0
1958	53.5	147	62.7	149	44.4	145	31.40	82	0
1957	55.9	89	65.2	95	46.5	89	42.66	10	0
1956	55.2	118	65.1	99	45.2	121	27.38	130	0
1955	57.2	51	67.4	31	47	74	30.66	94	0
1954	58.1	29	68.9	6	47.3	65	20.97	154	0
1953	57.5	43	68.4	11	46.7	83	32.58	69	0
1952	56.9	61	67.5	28	46.4	95	36.09	40	0
1951	54.7	132	64.9	107	44.5	139	30.27	100	0
1950	54.8	130	64.8	111	44.8	134	46.33	4	0
1949	57.1	54	67.1	42	47	74	35.23	49	0
1948	55	125	65.6	77	44.5	139	29.00	116	0
1947	54.1	143	63.6	140	44.5	139	33.36	62	0
1946	56.7	66	67.5	28	45.9	109	23.24	147	0
1945	55.1	121	64.9	107	45.3	118	42.18	12	0
1944	56.9	61	67.3	34	46.5	89	27.67	127	0
1943	54.9	128	65.6	77	44.2	151	28.79	119	0
1942	57.9	32	66.7	58	49	25	34.89	52	0
1941	58.5	18	67.6	25	49.3	19	22.06	149	0
1940	54.9	128	63.8	136	46	104	22.04	150	0
1939	59.1	9	68.5	9	49.7	14	35.02	50	0
1938	58.5	18	67.4	31	49.6	16	37.74	26	0
1937	56.3	80	65.2	95	47.4	61	35.71	45	0
1936	56.9	61	66.6	59	47.1	71	23.34	146	0
1935	56.6	70	65.4	87	47.8	52	31.41	81	0
1934	57.5	43	67.1	42	47.8	52	20.77	155	0
1933	59	12	68	18	49.9	12	37.48	29	0
1932	57.8	36	66.8	55	48.8	30	33.01	66	0
1931	58.4	22	66.8	55	50.1	10	25.48	140	0
1930	57.9	32	67.1	42	48.6	36	26.32	137	0
1929	55.3	109	64.4	123	46.3	96	37.51	28	0
1928	54.7	132	63.5	141	46	104	30.90	88	0
1927	56.6	70	65.1	99	48.1	46	33.60	60	0
1926	55.5	104	64.2	129	46.8	79	36.40	37	0
1925	58.3	25	67.7	22	48.9	26	29.35	112	0
1924	53.4	148	61.8	153	45	128	31.12	84	0
1923	55.6	99	64.4	123	46.8	79	30.11	101	0
1922	58.2	27	67.4	31	49.1	23	29.34	113	0
1921	60.3	2	69	5	51.5	2	36.76	33	0
1920	54.4	136	63.1	145	45.6	114	30.83	91	0
1919	58.3	25	67.2	39	49.4	17	27.12	131	0
1918	55.3	109	64.7	116	45.9	109	29.31	114	0
1917	53.8	146	63.1	145	44.5	139	29.84	106	0
1916	56.4	76	66	68	46.8	79	28.61	121	0
1915	55.1	121	63.4	144	46.7	83	31.19	83	0
1914	56.9	61	65.9	70	47.8	52	24.80	142	0
1913	57.4	45	67.1	42	47.8	52	35.97	42	0
1912	53.2	151	61.7	154	44.6	138	35.74	44	0
1911	58.5	18	67.6	25	49.3	19	25.86	139	0
1910	56.4	76	65.4	87	47.4	61	35.01	51	0
1909	55.9	89	64.7	116	47	74	35.54	47	0
1908	57.2	51	66.4	62	48.1	46	27.64	128	0
1907	55.3	109	63.9	133	46.7	83	31.94	75	0
1906	56.4	76	65.3	92	47.5	59	30.45	96	0
1905	55.3	109	63.9	133	46.6	87	26.68	134	0
1904	53.3	149	62.1	151	44.4	145	39.48	19	0
1903	56.6	70	65.3	92	47.8	52	29.90	105	0
1902	55	125	63.7	139	46.3	96	30.35	97	0
1901	56	88	65	102	46.9	78	21.70	151	0
1900	57.2	51	66	68	48.3	42	31.80	77	0
1899	55.6	99	64.7	116	46.5	89	28.36	125	0
1898	58.4	22	67.1	42	49.7	14	36.04	41	0
1897	56.1	87	65.3	92	46.8	79	31.74	78	0
1896	57.3	49	66.3	64	48.2	45	33.71	59	0
1895	55.7	95	65.7	75	45.6	114	22.44	148	0
1894	58.2	27	68	18	48.3	42	26.87	132	0
1893	55.3	109	64.8	111	45.8	111	33.18	63	0
1892	55.8	93	64.5	121	47.1	71	32.80	67	0
1891	56.7	66	65.5	84	47.8	52	29.58	109	0
1890	57.4	45	66.1	67	48.7	32	47.75	2	0
1889	55.5	104	64.5	121	46.5	89	28.98	117	0
1888	54.4	136	64	131	44.7	137	30.74	93	0
1887	56.7	66	66.9	50	46.5	89	24.52	144	0
1886	55.1	121	64.8	111	45.5	116	32.61	68	0
1885	52.6	154	61.9	152	43.3	153	31.95	74	0
1884	56.2	85	64.4	123	47.9	49	30.82	92	0
1883	54	144	63	147	45.1	123	36.59	35	0
1882	57.1	54	65.6	77	48.6	36	46.52	3	0
1881	57	57	65.8	72	48.3	42	32.40	72	0
1880	59.6	5	68.5	9	50.7	3	44.07	7	0
1879	55.7	95	64.8	111	46.7	83	31.00	87	0
1878	59	12	67.3	34	50.7	3	27.84	126	0
1877	55.4	106	64.3	127	46.5	89	30.87	90	0
1876	57	57	65.4	87	48.6	36	50.19	1	0
1875	52.5	155	60.8	155	44.3	150	46.15	5	0
1874	59.2	8	66.2	65	52.3	1	36.12	39	0
1873	56.3	80	63.5	141	49.1	23	40.13	17	0
1872	57.3	49	64.3	127	50.3	8	30.33	98	0
1871									89

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.9
1921	60.3
2024	60
2017	59.8
1880	59.6
2026	59.5
1998	59.3
1874	59.2
2023	59.1
2016	59.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	52.5
1885	52.6
1979	52.8
2014	53.2
1912	53.2
1963	53.3
1904	53.3
1924	53.4
1958	53.5
1917	53.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	50.19
1890	47.75
1882	46.52
1950	46.33
1875	46.15
1996	46.13
1880	44.07
1989	42.98
2003	42.91
1957	42.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	20.77
1954	20.97
1966	21.61
1988	21.64
1901	21.70
1940	22.04
1941	22.06
1895	22.44
1946	23.24
1936	23.34

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 4 September 2026
Coldest night: -4°F; 1 February 2026, 28 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.59 in; 3 March 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	25°F 49th coldest of 155	1.30 in 29th driest of 155
February	35.1°F 41st warmest of 155	1.71 in 56th driest of 155
March	50.6°F 5th warmest of 156	7.66 in 8th wettest of 156
April	60.4°F Warmest of 155	3.32 in 72nd driest of 156
May	62°F 67th coldest of 156	6.93 in 20th wettest of 156
June	72.3°F 73rd warmest of 156	4.90 in 48th wettest of 156
July	78.1°F 32nd warmest of 156	1.63 in 22nd driest of 156
August	75.4°F 37th warmest of 156	7.33 in 4th wettest of 156
September	73.8°F Warmest of 156	1.29 in 32nd driest of 156
October so far	64.7°F 33rd warmest of 156	0.41 in 68th driest of 156

Hot days and freezes

Indianapolis, IN has had 27 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 48th most of 155 (with 1999, 1900 and 1891).
Indianapolis, IN has had 57 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 140th most of 155 (with 1932).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Indianapolis, IN came on Saturday 28 March 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 150th latest of 155 (with 1999).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
26 March	Warmest day	84°F	80°F 1907	Provisional
22 March	Warmest day	88°F	82°F 1907	Provisional
6 March	Warmest day	79°F	75°F 1973	Provisional
18 February	Warmest day	71°F	66°F 2017, 1961, 1948	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 36.48 in of precipitation in Indianapolis, IN, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2021, 36th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Indianapolis, IN: 97°F on Friday 4 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Indianapolis, IN: a low of -4°F on Sunday 1 February 2026 and Wednesday 28 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Indianapolis, IN: 2.59 in on Tuesday 3 March 2026.