Hot-summer humid continental
Carmel, Indiana
Hamilton County, Indiana · Population 101k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Carmel
Carmel has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Carmel at a glance
- Population
- 101k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,650 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $456k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,607/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $135k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%80th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 51 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 689 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 7.4″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 1.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | — | 226 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 4.8″ | 119 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