Hot-summer humid continental
Winfield, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana · Population 7.5k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Winfield
Winfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winfield at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,592 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $401k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,981/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 9.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 9.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 3.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 0.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 119 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