Hot-summer humid continental
New Castle, Indiana
Henry County, Indiana · Population 17k · 1,066 ft elevation
Living in New Castle
New Castle has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
New Castle at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $95k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $797/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 840 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.0″ | 7.9″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 6.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 3.4″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 3.0″ | 5.9″ | 114 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