Hot-summer humid continental
Hanover, Indiana
Jefferson County, Indiana · Population 3.6k · 781 ft elevation
Living in Hanover
Hanover has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hanover at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 781 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,678 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $126k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $913/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 4.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 3.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 1.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 5.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | — | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 3.0″ | 129 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