Hot-summer humid continental
Rensselaer, Indiana
Jasper County, Indiana · Population 5.4k · 669 ft elevation
Living in Rensselaer
Rensselaer has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rensselaer at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,520 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $868/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 8.2″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 8.8″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 3.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 4.2″ | 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