Danville, Indiana Weather
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Danville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:29 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——67°43°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast56%0.44″66°40°-1°
- ThursdayNov 12Drizzle33%0.01″47°37°-19°
- FridayNov 13Light Drizzle——43°30°-4°
- SaturdayNov 14Partly Cloudy——46°28°+3°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——47°33°+1°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——48°33°+1°
Air quality now AQI 26 · Good
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 9:04 AM
- Moonset
- 6:12 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Danville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 55°F (high 67°F, low 43°F), 10°F above the 45°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 12 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 19 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Danville
- Tue66°44°0%
- Wed65°40°56%
- Thu47°37°33%
- Fri43°30°3%
- Sat46°28°1%
- Sun47°33°3%
- Mon48°33°8%
- Tue49°34°3%
- Wed52°34°2%
- Thu56°35°12%
- Fri61°48°12%
- Sat61°47°30%
- Sun62°32°42%
- Mon32°22°20%
- Tue30°19°19%
- Wed43°19°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 29) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Danville
SPC has placed Danville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Danville
Danville sits in Hendricks County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 59m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 21m — a swing of +5h 38m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Indianapolis, the state’s largest city, lies about 19 miles to the E. The nearest town Danville tracks is Indianapolis, roughly 19 miles to the E.
Air quality in Danville
Air quality in Danville’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 32).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Danville peaks at about 76°F in July and bottoms near 29°F in January; June brings the heaviest rain (5.1 inches) and February the least (2.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 2.6″ | 5 |
| February | 33° | 2.1″ | 6 |
| March | 43° | 3.3″ | 6 |
| April | 54° | 4.1″ | 8 |
| May | 64° | 4.3″ | 9 |
| June | 73° | 5.1″ | 8 |
| July | 76° | 4.3″ | 7 |
| August | 74° | 3.2″ | 5 |
| September | 68° | 2.6″ | 5 |
| October | 56° | 3.3″ | 6 |
| November | 43° | 3.3″ | 6 |
| December | 34° | 2.7″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Cartersburg, IN, Clayton, IN, Belleville, IN
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Danville sees 29°F Januarys and 76°F Julys, a 47°F range, plus around 40.7 inches of precipitation across 76 days.
Precipitation in Danville runs summer-dominant: June averages 5.1 inches across 8.0 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 2.1 inches over 5.5 rainy days of drier cool air. That puts Danville in a summer-convective cohort with places like Cartersburg, IN, Clayton, IN and Belleville, IN.
The cool-season window in Danville starts at April 12, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Warm-soil crops in Danville wait about two weeks past Danville's last frost, once the soil warms. Danville's window closes around October 29 as Danville's overnight lows return below freezing. Sheltered Danville yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Cartersburg, IN, Clayton, IN, Belleville, IN, Avon, IN, Amo, IN.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Danville?
- Danville's last spring frost lands near April 12, and in Danville the first fall frost follows around October 29.
- What is the rainy season in Danville?
- Danville sees its heaviest rain in June (around 5.1 inches), part of roughly 41 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Danville?
- July is Danville's warmest month, averaging about 76°F.
- What is the coldest month in Danville?
- Danville bottoms out in January, with a mean near 29°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Danville?
- Danville's last frost (April 12) cues hardy greens; in Danville, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Danville get?
- Danville records around 76 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Danville?
- Danville sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 29°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Danville?
- Danville's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Danville?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Danville in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Danville?
- Current conditions for Danville and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Danville forecast updated?
- The Danville forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Danville?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Danville are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Danville?
- The next few days in Danville's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Danville sits at 39.8°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Danville
- 46122