Hot-summer humid continental
Syracuse, Indiana
Kosciusko County, Indiana · Population 3.2k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Syracuse
Syracuse 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 (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Syracuse at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,046/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.3″ | 14.6″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 14.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 5.1″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 0.9″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.1″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 3.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 8.1″ | 100 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