Hot-summer humid continental

Pendleton, Indiana

Madison County, Indiana · Population 5.1k · 846 ft elevation

Living in Pendleton

Pendleton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Pendleton at a glance

Population
5.1k
Elevation
846 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
21″59th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,609 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$236k44th percentile
Median rent
$1,154/mo47th percentile
Median household income
$88k64th percentile
Property tax rate
0.80%36th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
3.0%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
5.79th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
63%
Overall natural-hazard risk
7729th percentile
Outdoor access
22th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Pendleton, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F21°F3.0″8.3″125 hrs
Feb39°F24°F2.5″4.7″142 hrs
Mar50°F32°F3.5″1.9″187 hrs
Apr63°F42°F4.1″0.1″222 hrs
May73°F53°F4.6″—264 hrs
Jun81°F62°F5.2″—304 hrs
Jul84°F65°F4.3″—329 hrs
Aug82°F63°F3.4″—309 hrs
Sep77°F56°F3.1″—257 hrs
Oct65°F45°F3.4″0.1″200 hrs
Nov51°F35°F3.7″0.7″156 hrs
Dec39°F26°F3.0″5.0″113 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