Hot-summer humid continental
Tipton, Indiana
Tipton County, Indiana · Population 5.3k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Tipton
Tipton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tipton at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,651 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $853/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 189 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 530 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 90th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 2.8″ | 10.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 9.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.1″ | 5.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | 0.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 1.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 6.2″ | 118 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