Hot-summer humid continental
Bluffton, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio · Population 3.8k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Bluffton
Bluffton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Bluffton at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,543 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $834/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 62 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 497 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 10.6″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 8.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 4.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 6.5″ | 102 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