Hot-summer humid continental
Frankfort, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana · Population 16k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Frankfort
Frankfort has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Frankfort at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,651 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $888/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 823 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 9.0″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 6.2″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 3.1″ | 2.7″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 4.7″ | 118 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