Hot-summer humid continental
Kokomo, Indiana
Howard County, Indiana · Population 59k · 814 ft elevation
Living in Kokomo
Kokomo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kokomo at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,651 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $917/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 18%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 477 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,262 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th 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 | 33°F | 17°F | 3.0″ | 10.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 9.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 5.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.3″ | 0.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.9″ | 6.2″ | 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