Hot-summer humid continental

Gas City, Indiana

Grant County, Indiana · Population 6.1k · 856 ft elevation

Living in Gas City

Gas City 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Gas City at a glance

Population
6.1k
Elevation
856 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
4356th percentile
Median home value
$123k12th percentile
Median rent
$858/mo20th percentile
Median household income
$57k26th percentile
Property tax rate
0.65%21th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
7.2%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
8.244th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
16 per 100k4th percentile
Property crime rate
493 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6922th percentile
Outdoor access
11th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
164 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Gas City, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F18°F2.9″8.1″124 hrs
Feb37°F19°F2.1″6.3″142 hrs
Mar48°F28°F2.9″3.7″187 hrs
Apr61°F38°F4.1″0.3″223 hrs
May72°F49°F4.8″—265 hrs
Jun81°F59°F4.4″—305 hrs
Jul84°F62°F4.3″—330 hrs
Aug82°F60°F3.9″—309 hrs
Sep76°F53°F3.4″—257 hrs
Oct64°F42°F3.1″0.1″200 hrs
Nov50°F32°F3.3″1.0″156 hrs
Dec38°F23°F2.6″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