Hot-summer humid continental
Amherst, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio · Population 13k · 696 ft elevation
Living in Amherst
Amherst has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Amherst at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,368 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $832/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 61 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 922 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 14.4″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 12.4″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 8.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 1.9″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 1.4″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 8.5″ | 87 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