Hot-summer humid continental
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart County, Indiana · Population 54k · 761 ft elevation
Living in Elkhart
Elkhart 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 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Elkhart at a glance
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,522 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $981/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 220 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 440 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 13.8″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 11.4″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 5.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 3.4″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 9.9″ | 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