Hot-summer humid continental
Portland, Indiana
Jay County, Indiana · Population 6.3k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Portland
Portland has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Portland at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $722/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.8″ | 6.4″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.7″ | 5.4″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.8″ | 3.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 3.5″ | 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