Hot-summer humid continental
Hammond, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana · Population 77k · 591 ft elevation
Living in Hammond
Hammond has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hammond at a glance
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 591 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $142k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,089/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 589 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,483 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- 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 | 16°F | 2.5″ | 10.2″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 7.5″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 4.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 4.0″ | 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