Hot-summer humid continental
Athens, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio · Population 23k · 735 ft elevation
Living in Athens
Athens has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Athens at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,502 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,029/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 83 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 754 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 5.8″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.9″ | 5.9″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 2.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 0.5″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 3.0″ | 107 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