Hot-summer humid continental

Bedford Heights, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 11k · 1,040 ft elevation

Living in Bedford Heights

Bedford Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Bedford Heights at a glance

Population
11k
Elevation
1,040 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
44″84th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,306 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$138k15th percentile
Median rent
$977/mo32th percentile
Median household income
$47k11th percentile
Property tax rate
1.91%87th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
6.7%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
9.259th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
158 per 100k46th percentile
Property crime rate
1,332 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
4948th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
656 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Bedford Heights, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F22°F1.8″10.1″85 hrs
Feb36°F23°F1.5″8.6″113 hrs
Mar43°F30°F2.4″9.7″157 hrs
Apr56°F40°F3.1″1.8″202 hrs
May66°F52°F3.5″—255 hrs
Jun75°F62°F2.8″—291 hrs
Jul79°F66°F3.7″—315 hrs
Aug78°F66°F3.5″—287 hrs
Sep72°F59°F2.9″—237 hrs
Oct61°F48°F3.2″0.1″166 hrs
Nov49°F37°F2.9″4.1″125 hrs
Dec39°F28°F2.0″9.5″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