Hot-summer humid continental
Plainfield, Indiana
Hendricks County, Indiana · Population 36k · 735 ft elevation
Living in Plainfield
Plainfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Plainfield at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,670 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $264k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,313/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th 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
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,227 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 8.8″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 6.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 3.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 6.4″ | 121 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