Hot-summer humid continental
Shorewood Forest, Indiana
Porter County, Indiana · Population 3k · 722 ft elevation
Living in Shorewood Forest
Shorewood Forest has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shorewood Forest at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,521 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $449k77th percentile
- Median household income
- $151k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 14.6″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 5.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 6.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 1.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 2.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 2.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 9.4″ | 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