Hot-summer humid continental
North Vernon, Indiana
Jennings County, Indiana · Population 7.2k · 722 ft elevation
Living in North Vernon
North Vernon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
North Vernon at a glance
- Population
- 7.2k
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,644 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $904/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 275 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 930 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 325th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 4.8″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 5.9″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 2.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 5.3″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 3.7″ | 3.9″ | 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