Hot-summer humid continental
Brazil, Indiana
Clay County, Indiana · Population 8.1k · 653 ft elevation
Living in Brazil
Brazil 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Brazil at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,670 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $106k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 387 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,610 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 7.6″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 3.9″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 2.7″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 5.3″ | 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