Gray Sky Index · Indiana

Indianapolis, IN: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Indianapolis averages 179 gray days and 187 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #10 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. July and August are the clearest for exterior shoots; December the grayest.

Gray days a year: 179; #10 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 187; 88 clear, 99 partly cloudy
Clearest month: July; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: December; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Indianapolis

Mean gray days each month at Indianapolis, 64 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

19 in January
16 in February
18 in March
17 in April
15 in May
12 in June
10 in July
10 in August
11 in September
12 in October
17 in November
20 in December

Shoot this week in Indianapolis?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Partly cloudy: shoot exteriors midday

Today 47% sky cover, 2% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Thu, Nov 5, 19%.

47%Tue11/3
85%Wed11/4
19%Thu11/5
77%Fri11/6
51%Sat11/7
49%Sun11/8
21%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Indianapolis

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

5.6% in January
6.9% in February
8.7% in March
9.7% in April
10% in May
10% in June
9.5% in July
9.5% in August
9.2% in September
8.7% in October
7.2% in November
4.9% in December

May, June, April bring 29.7% of Indianapolis’s new listings; December the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Indianapolis scores 77/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #2 hardest of 43: 53 days on market and 30.5% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Cincinnati, OH186 gray days a year
Louisville, KY171 gray days a year
Chicago, IL176 gray days a year
Columbus, OH190 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Indianapolis: questions

Does Indianapolis get a lot of sun?

Indianapolis averages 187 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 179 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Indianapolis?

December has the most gray days in Indianapolis. July and August has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Indianapolis?

Most new listings in Indianapolis come on the market in May, June, April. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.