Hot-summer humid continental
Jasper, Indiana
Dubois County, Indiana · Population 16k · 479 ft elevation
Living in Jasper
Jasper has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Jasper at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 479 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,693 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $203k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $741/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 176 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 429 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 4.5″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 4.7″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.5″ | 1.8″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 5.2″ | — | 234 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 53°F | 6.1″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 64°F | 3.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 2.3″ | 127 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