Hot-summer humid continental
Princeton, Indiana
Gibson County, Indiana · Population 8.3k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Princeton
Princeton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 64 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Princeton at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,762 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $892/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 3.6″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 3.4″ | 145 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 1.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 5.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.7″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 3.7″ | 134 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