Hot-summer humid continental
Bedford, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana · Population 14k · 692 ft elevation
Living in Bedford
Bedford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bedford at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 692 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,668 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $819/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 7 per 100k3th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 5.1″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.8″ | 4.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 5.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 4.2″ | 122 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