Hot-summer humid continental
Rising Sun, Indiana
Ohio County, Indiana · Population 2.6k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Rising Sun
Rising Sun has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rising Sun at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,622 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $142k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $797/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 30th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 7.7″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 6.7″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 3.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 4.1″ | 118 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