Hot-summer humid continental
West Lafayette, Indiana
Tippecanoe County, Indiana · Population 45k · 620 ft elevation
Living in West Lafayette
West Lafayette has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
West Lafayette at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,651 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,152/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $33k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 986 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 5.2″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 2.3″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.1″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 2.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 4.2″ | 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