Hot-summer humid continental
Columbia City, Indiana
Whitley County, Indiana · Population 10k · 863 ft elevation
Living in Columbia City
Columbia City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Columbia City at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,518 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $885/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 146 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 693 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 7.0″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 6.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 3.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 3.4″ | 101 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