Hot-summer humid continental
Chesterton, Indiana
Porter County, Indiana · Population 14k · 650 ft elevation
Living in Chesterton
Chesterton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chesterton at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,522 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $280k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,145/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 88 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 495 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 16.0″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 9.7″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 6.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 7.3″ | 104 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