Hot-summer humid continental
Anderson, Indiana
Madison County, Indiana · Population 55k · 902 ft elevation
Living in Anderson
Anderson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Anderson at a glance
- Population
- 55k
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $104k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $909/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 410 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,017 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 8.3″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 4.7″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 1.9″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°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