Hot-summer humid continental
Gary, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana · Population 69k · 607 ft elevation
Living in Gary
Gary has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gary at a glance
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $85k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $975/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%0th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,393 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,078 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 16.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 9.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 6.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 7.3″ | 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