Hot-summer humid continental
Marion, Indiana
Grant County, Indiana · Population 27k · 807 ft elevation
Living in Marion
Marion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Marion at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $83k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $760/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 163 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,524 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 8.1″ | 124 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 6.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 3.7″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 1.0″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.6″ | 5.0″ | 113 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