Hot-summer humid continental
Brownstown, Indiana
Jackson County, Indiana · Population 3k · 627 ft elevation
Living in Brownstown
Brownstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Brownstown at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 627 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,668 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $810/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- 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 | 22°F | 3.4″ | 2.8″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 1.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 4.3″ | 2.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 5.4″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 5.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 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