Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min6:17 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min8:07 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F37 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month June19 in of snow a year, on about 14 days21 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lafayette Purdue Univ Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from W Lafayette 6 Nw
Nearby landmarksSaint Elizabeth School of Nursingcollege · under a milePurdue Universitycollege · 2.2 miHadley Lakelake · 4.6 miProphetstown State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 4.9 miProphetstown State Park Campgroundcampground · 5.6 miMonitor Springsspring · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLayfayette Municipal Golf Coursestate recreation area · under a mile · 164 acresMcCallister Parkpark · under a mile · 90 acresLyboult Sports Parkpark · under a mileTippecanoe County Fairgroundsstate recreation area · 2.8 miIndiana Veteran's Home Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 59 acresMcCormick's Woodsstate conservation land · 2.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202147 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTippecanoe County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025244 of 347 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tippecanoe County monitors, IN
Drinking waterLafayette Water Worksserves 70,835 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation586 ft179 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiver Bend Hospital1.8 miPost officeDowntown Lafayette Post Office1.6 miTown hallWest Lafayette City Hall1.5 miPoliceTippecanoe County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationLafayette Fire Department Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementarySaint Lawrence Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryVinton Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryMurdock Elementary School1.2 miCollegeSaint Elizabeth School of Nursingunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF3.8 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND59 miInterstateI-651.7 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station LAF1.7 miCoachLafayette North 3rd StreetFlixBus1.6 miTransit64 stops within a mileCityBusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47903 ZIP area.
