Hot-summer humid continental
New Palestine, Indiana
Hancock County, Indiana · Population 3k · 846 ft elevation
Living in New Palestine
New Palestine 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 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Palestine at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $320k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,200/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th 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 | 35°F | 19°F | 3.3″ | 7.4″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 5.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 1.8″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 5.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 4.8″ | 117 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