Hot-summer humid continental
Rochester, Indiana
Fulton County, Indiana · Population 6.2k · 784 ft elevation
Living in Rochester
Rochester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Rochester at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,520 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $883/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 202th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.8″ | 10.7″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 8.0″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 3.3″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 1.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 6.3″ | 105 hrs |
Near Rochester
- Plymouth, IN · 11k
- Peru, IN · 11k
- Warsaw, IN · 17k
- North Manchester, IN · 4.9k
- Winona Lake, IN · 5.1k
- Logansport, IN · 18k
- Wabash, IN · 10k
- Bremen, IN · 4.7k
Largest places in Indiana
- Indianapolis, IN · 882k
- Fort Wayne, IN · 266k
- Evansville, IN · 116k
- South Bend, IN · 103k
- Fishers, IN · 101k
- Carmel, IN · 101k
- Bloomington, IN · 79k
- Hammond, IN · 77k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology