Hot-summer humid continental
Madison, Indiana
Jefferson County, Indiana · Population 12k · 902 ft elevation
Living in Madison
Madison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Madison at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,644 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $827/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 4.4″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 3.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 4.5″ | 1.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.4″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 3.0″ | 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