Hot-summer humid continental
Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelby County, Indiana · Population 20k · 768 ft elevation
Living in Shelbyville
Shelbyville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ 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.
Shelbyville at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 768 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $151k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $970/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 243 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,032 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 5.3″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 3.8″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 1.8″ | 187 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 3.6″ | 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