Hot-summer humid continental

Cambridge, Ohio

Guernsey County, Ohio · Population 10k · 827 ft elevation

Living in Cambridge

Cambridge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Cambridge at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
827 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
17″54th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,429 hrs11th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$116k10th percentile
Median rent
$743/mo8th percentile
Median household income
$38k3th percentile
Property tax rate
1.32%66th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
8.651th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
180 per 100k51th percentile
Property crime rate
1,877 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
387th percentile
Outdoor access
3333th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
427 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Cambridge, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F21°F3.3″5.5″99 hrs
Feb42°F23°F2.4″5.3″123 hrs
Mar53°F30°F3.3″3.1″166 hrs
Apr66°F40°F3.8″—211 hrs
May75°F50°F4.2″—257 hrs
Jun82°F58°F4.5″—287 hrs
Jul85°F63°F4.0″—312 hrs
Aug84°F61°F3.5″—297 hrs
Sep78°F54°F3.5″—249 hrs
Oct66°F42°F2.9″—186 hrs
Nov53°F33°F3.0″0.5″149 hrs
Dec42°F26°F3.0″3.0″95 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