Hot-summer humid continental
Muncie, Indiana
Delaware County, Indiana · Population 65k · 958 ft elevation
Living in Muncie
Muncie has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Muncie at a glance
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $867/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 14%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 485 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,470 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 7.2″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 4.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | 0.4″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 4.7″ | 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