Hot-summer humid continental
Beachwood, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 14k · 1,211 ft elevation
Living in Beachwood
Beachwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (114″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Beachwood at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 114″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,306 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $382k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,941/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Violent crime rate
- 51 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,903 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 34.4″ | 84 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 22°F | 1.5″ | 23.4″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 16.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 39°F | 3.1″ | 4.0″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 58°F | 2.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 47°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 9.3″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 25.5″ | 73 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