Hot-summer humid continental
Wabash, Indiana
Wabash County, Indiana · Population 10k · 709 ft elevation
Living in Wabash
Wabash has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Wabash at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $677/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 7.3″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 4.8″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 1.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 3.6″ | 101 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