Hot-summer humid continental

Rushville, Indiana

Rush County, Indiana · Population 6.2k · 965 ft elevation

Living in Rushville

Rushville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Rushville at a glance

Population
6.2k
Elevation
965 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
46″60th percentile
Annual snowfall
16″53th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,646 hrs32th percentile
Median AQI
3513th percentile
Median home value
$120k11th percentile
Median rent
$844/mo18th percentile
Median household income
$57k26th percentile
Property tax rate
0.74%30th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
7.0%
Homes with broadband
82%12th percentile
Walkability index
7.939th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
42%42th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
209 per 100k57th percentile
Property crime rate
853 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
161th percentile
Outdoor access
55th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
361 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Rushville, Indiana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F19°F3.6″6.2″129 hrs
Feb39°F22°F2.5″3.4″137 hrs
Mar50°F30°F3.5″2.8″187 hrs
Apr62°F40°F4.8″—231 hrs
May73°F52°F5.1″—266 hrs
Jun81°F61°F5.1″—310 hrs
Jul83°F64°F4.3″—325 hrs
Aug82°F62°F3.6″—310 hrs
Sep77°F54°F3.1″—260 hrs
Oct65°F43°F3.2″0.1″208 hrs
Nov51°F33°F3.6″0.3″165 hrs
Dec39°F25°F3.2″3.1″117 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