Hot-summer humid continental
Greencastle, Indiana
Putnam County, Indiana · Population 9.9k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Greencastle
Greencastle has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Greencastle at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,670 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $904/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 9.3″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 4.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 2.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 0.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 5.2″ | 121 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