Hot-summer humid continental
Columbus, Indiana
Bartholomew County, Indiana · Population 51k · 643 ft elevation
Living in Columbus
Columbus has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Columbus at a glance
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,135/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 88 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,228 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 5.9″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 4.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 3.8″ | 1.8″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 5.0″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.0″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 4.0″ | 117 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