Hot-summer humid continental
Oakland City, Indiana
Gibson County, Indiana · Population 2.6k · 453 ft elevation
Living in Oakland City
Oakland City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Oakland City at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 453 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,762 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $102k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $883/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 3.6″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 3.4″ | 145 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 1.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 5.1″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.9″ | 3.7″ | 134 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