Hot-summer humid continental
Bicknell, Indiana
Knox County, Indiana · Population 2.9k · 512 ft elevation
Living in Bicknell
Bicknell has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bicknell at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,713 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $60k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $809/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 4.6″ | 134 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.6″ | 145 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 1.4″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | — | 232 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 5.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 5.1″ | 126 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