Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Allen County, Indiana · Population 266k · 820 ft elevation
Living in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne 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 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ 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.
Fort Wayne at a glance
- Population
- 266k
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,564 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $959/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 275 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,867 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.5″ | 10.8″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 7.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 4.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.6″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 7.6″ | 107 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