Hot-summer humid continental
Bright, Indiana
Dearborn County, Indiana · Population 5.7k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Bright
Bright has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bright at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,623 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $247k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $834/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 3.6″ | 6.0″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 3.2″ | 4.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 33°F | 4.5″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 4.0″ | 2.6″ | 117 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