Hot-summer humid continental
Winchester, Indiana
Randolph County, Indiana · Population 4.9k · 1,102 ft elevation
Living in Winchester
Winchester 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 light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winchester at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,592 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $97k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $727/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.7″ | 7.2″ | 119 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 6.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.9″ | 4.3″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 5.7″ | 113 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