Hot-summer humid continental
Valparaiso, Indiana
Porter County, Indiana · Population 34k · 817 ft elevation
Living in Valparaiso
Valparaiso 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 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Valparaiso at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th 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
- $251k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,142/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 830 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th 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 | 36°F | 21°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 | 71°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 2.9″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 2.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 9.4″ | 105 hrs |
Near Valparaiso
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology