Hot-summer humid continental
La Porte, Indiana
LaPorte County, Indiana · Population 22k · 817 ft elevation
Living in La Porte
La Porte has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
La Porte at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,522 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $889/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 200 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,470 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 3.0″ | 23.0″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 16.0″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 7.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 4.0″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 13.8″ | 104 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