Hot-summer humid continental
Merrillville, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana · Population 36k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Merrillville
Merrillville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Merrillville at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,347 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 9.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 9.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 3.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 0.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 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