Hot-summer humid continental
Fairmount, Indiana
Grant County, Indiana · Population 2.6k · 869 ft elevation
Living in Fairmount
Fairmount has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairmount at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $97k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $827/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 180 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th 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 | 17°F | 2.9″ | 8.1″ | 124 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 6.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 3.7″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 1.0″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.6″ | 5.0″ | 113 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