Hot-summer humid continental
Terre Haute, Indiana
Vigo County, Indiana · Population 58k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Terre Haute
Terre Haute has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Terre Haute at a glance
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,715 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $877/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.091th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 493 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,193 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 6.8″ | 133 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 2.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 1.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 44°F | 4.9″ | — | 232 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 63°F | 5.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 3.2″ | 3.8″ | 125 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