Humid subtropical
Mount Vernon, Indiana
Posey County, Indiana · Population 6.4k · 404 ft elevation
Living in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 66 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 404 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $726/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 238 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 682 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 2.4″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 3.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 4.5″ | 1.5″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 5.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.0″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 139 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