Burnside Pit
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Burnside Pit is a 6-acre lake near Shelbyville, Indiana, at about 755 feet.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Burnside Pit
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 20°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
40° / 22°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
64° / 41°
12 wet
May
74° / 53°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 55°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
8 wet
Nov
52° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shelbyville Sewage Plt, IN, 1.3 mi away at 752 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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