Warm-summer humid continental

Auburn, Indiana

DeKalb County, Indiana · Population 13k · 876 ft elevation

Living in Auburn

Auburn has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Auburn at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
876 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,565 hrs19th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$173k26th percentile
Median rent
$831/mo17th percentile
Median household income
$62k33th percentile
Property tax rate
0.61%17th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
5.5%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
9.158th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Violent crime rate
64 per 100k19th percentile
Property crime rate
234 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
418th percentile
Outdoor access
55th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Auburn, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F17°F2.5″10.6″118 hrs
Feb34°F19°F2.3″9.7″141 hrs
Mar46°F27°F2.7″4.8″185 hrs
Apr59°F37°F4.0″1.2″220 hrs
May70°F48°F4.7″—263 hrs
Jun78°F57°F4.0″—303 hrs
Jul81°F60°F3.5″—333 hrs
Aug79°F58°F3.9″—302 hrs
Sep73°F51°F3.2″—256 hrs
Oct61°F41°F3.0″0.1″191 hrs
Nov47°F31°F3.1″2.5″146 hrs
Dec35°F22°F2.6″7.1″107 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