Hot-summer humid continental

Monticello, Indiana

White County, Indiana · Population 5.5k · 676 ft elevation

Living in Monticello

Monticello has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Monticello at a glance

Population
5.5k
Elevation
676 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
39″35th percentile
Annual snowfall
17″54th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,652 hrs32th percentile
Median AQI
3513th percentile
Median home value
$122k12th percentile
Median rent
$860/mo20th percentile
Median household income
$50k15th percentile
Property tax rate
0.80%36th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
8.3%
Homes with broadband
82%12th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
42%42th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Overall natural-hazard risk
397th 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

Average monthly weather in Monticello, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F19°F2.6″5.8″130 hrs
Feb38°F22°F1.8″3.5″143 hrs
Mar50°F31°F2.8″2.5″192 hrs
Apr64°F41°F3.8″0.2″227 hrs
May74°F51°F4.1″—265 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.6″—310 hrs
Jul84°F63°F4.6″—332 hrs
Aug83°F61°F3.5″—312 hrs
Sep78°F53°F2.9″—262 hrs
Oct66°F43°F3.0″—204 hrs
Nov51°F33°F2.9″0.5″158 hrs
Dec39°F24°F2.3″4.7″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