Hot-summer humid continental
Bluffton, Indiana
Wells County, Indiana · Population 11k · 820 ft elevation
Living in Bluffton
Bluffton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bluffton at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $816/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 170 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 405 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.5″ | 7.6″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 6.5″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 3.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 1.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 4.1″ | 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