Hot-summer humid continental
Garrett, Indiana
DeKalb County, Indiana · Population 6.5k · 892 ft elevation
Living in Garrett
Garrett 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 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Garrett at a glance
- Population
- 6.5k
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,565 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $836/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.5″ | 8.9″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.2″ | 10.2″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 3.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 2.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 1.1″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 5.3″ | 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