Hot-summer humid continental
Akron, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio · Population 190k · 968 ft elevation
Living in Akron
Akron has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Akron at a glance
- Population
- 190k
- Elevation
- 968 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,305 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $111k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $930/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 871 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,852 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 13.4″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 12.0″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 7.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 1.7″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 3.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 8.9″ | 74 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