Hot-summer humid continental
Alexandria, Indiana
Madison County, Indiana · Population 5.1k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Alexandria
Alexandria has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alexandria at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $93k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $813/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 77 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 268 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 8.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 4.7″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | 1.9″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 3.0″ | 5.0″ | 113 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology