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, 1 mi away; snow from W Lafayette 6 Nw
Nearby landmarksPurdue Universitycollege · under a mileSaint Elizabeth School of Nursingcollege · 1.8 miHadley Lakelake · 4.2 miProphetstown State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 7.0 miProphetstown State Park Campgroundcampground · 7.7 miMonitor Springsspring · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLayfayette Municipal Golf Coursestate recreation area · 1.8 mi · 164 acresMcCormick's Woodsstate conservation land · 1.2 miWabash Heritage Trail Side Parkpark · under a mileTippecanoe County Fairgroundsstate recreation area · 2.4 miHorticulture Parkpark · under a mileThe Greensstate recreation area · 2.7 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 202145 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202145 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 waterPurdue Univ. Water Worksserves 50,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation615 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiver Bend Hospital2.8 miPost officeDowntown Lafayette Post Office1.1 miTown hallWest Lafayette City Hall1.2 miPolicePurdue Village Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWest Lafayette Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighWest Lafayette Junior - Senior High School1.0 miSchoolSaint James Lutheran School1.4 miElementarySaint Boniface School1.4 miCollegePurdue Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF1.5 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND59 miInterstateI-654.0 miUS highwayUS 231under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station LAF1.0 miCoachLafayette, IN (Purdue University- Wiley Dining Court EAST - on Russell St. Address is 401 N. Russell St, approximately)OurBusunder a mileTransit68 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 47996 ZIP area.
