Hot-summer humid continental
Decatur, Indiana
Adams County, Indiana · Population 9.8k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Decatur
Decatur 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 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Decatur at a glance
- Population
- 9.8k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,564 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $133k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $804/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 188 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 386 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.5″ | 9.2″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 7.5″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.8″ | 4.2″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 5.5″ | 107 hrs |
Near Decatur
- Berne, IN · 3.9k
- Ossian, IN · 3.3k
- Bluffton, IN · 11k
- New Haven, IN · 15k
- Fort Wayne, IN · 266k
- Portland, IN · 6.3k
- Leo-Cedarville, IN · 3.7k
- Huntertown, IN · 11k
Largest places in Indiana
- Indianapolis, IN · 882k
- Evansville, IN · 116k
- South Bend, IN · 103k
- Fishers, IN · 101k
- Carmel, IN · 101k
- Bloomington, IN · 79k
- Hammond, IN · 77k
- Noblesville, IN · 72k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology