Hot-summer humid continental

Osceola, Indiana

St. Joseph County, Indiana · Population 2.6k · 751 ft elevation

Living in Osceola

Osceola 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 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Osceola at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
751 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
37″77th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,522 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$178k27th percentile
Median rent
$1,346/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$63k34th percentile
Property tax rate
0.70%26th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
2.6%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
5.15th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
59%71th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Overall natural-hazard risk
8641th percentile
Outdoor access
44th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Osceola, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F17°F2.7″11.7″112 hrs
Feb35°F19°F2.3″11.2″127 hrs
Mar47°F27°F2.4″3.7″188 hrs
Apr59°F38°F3.6″0.4″222 hrs
May70°F49°F4.3″—258 hrs
Jun80°F59°F4.2″—300 hrs
Jul83°F63°F4.1″—329 hrs
Aug81°F61°F4.2″—299 hrs
Sep75°F54°F3.7″—256 hrs
Oct63°F42°F4.0″—189 hrs
Nov48°F32°F2.9″1.9″139 hrs
Dec37°F23°F2.4″8.0″104 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