Hot-summer humid continental
Bloomington, Indiana
Monroe County, Indiana · Population 79k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Bloomington
Bloomington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bloomington at a glance
- Population
- 79k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,669 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $290k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,160/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Violent crime rate
- 293 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,945 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 7.1″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 3.0″ | 4.2″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 1.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 4.5″ | 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