Hot-summer humid continental

Blue Ash, Ohio

Hamilton County, Ohio · Population 13k · 853 ft elevation

Living in Blue Ash

Blue Ash has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Blue Ash at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
853 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
43″49th percentile
Annual snowfall
14″50th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,623 hrs27th percentile
Median AQI
5492th percentile
Median home value
$366k68th percentile
Median rent
$1,511/mo68th percentile
Median household income
$117k83th percentile
Property tax rate
1.39%69th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
1.7%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
12.481th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
93%100th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
83%
Violent crime rate
146 per 100k43th percentile
Property crime rate
2,012 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
2121th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Blue Ash, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F22°F2.9″5.2″125 hrs
Feb44°F25°F2.8″3.7″137 hrs
Mar53°F32°F3.9″2.8″183 hrs
Apr65°F41°F4.4″0.1″231 hrs
May74°F52°F4.7″—266 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.6″—305 hrs
Jul85°F64°F4.4″—320 hrs
Aug85°F63°F3.4″—305 hrs
Sep79°F55°F3.1″—259 hrs
Oct67°F43°F3.0″0.2″208 hrs
Nov54°F33°F2.9″0.5″167 hrs
Dec43°F27°F3.3″1.9″117 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