Hot-summer humid continental
Peru, Indiana
Miami County, Indiana · Population 11k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Peru
Peru has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Peru at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $84k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 64 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 100 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 7.3″ | 113 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 4.8″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 2.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 1.0″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 3.6″ | 105 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