Hot-summer humid continental
Knox, Indiana
Starke County, Indiana · Population 3.8k · 719 ft elevation
Living in Knox
Knox has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Knox at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,521 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $613/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 73%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.7″ | 9.7″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 7.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 3.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 2.0″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 5.7″ | 105 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