Hot-summer humid continental
Indianapolis, Indiana
Marion County, Indiana · Population 882k · 814 ft elevation
Living in Indianapolis
Indianapolis has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Indianapolis at a glance
- Population
- 882k
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,649 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,112/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 769 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,819 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 3.1″ | 8.8″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 6.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 3.7″ | 3.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 53°F | 5.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 6.4″ | 119 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