Hot-summer humid continental
Covington, Indiana
Fountain County, Indiana · Population 3.1k · 581 ft elevation
Living in Covington
Covington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Covington at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 581 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,694 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $841/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 5.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 5.2″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 2.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 2.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 1.0″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 4.5″ | 124 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