Hot-summer humid continental
Butler, Indiana
DeKalb County, Indiana · Population 2.6k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Butler
Butler has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Butler at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,565 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $763/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 10.6″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 9.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 4.8″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 1.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 3.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 2.9″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.1″ | 2.5″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 7.1″ | 106 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