Hot-summer humid continental
Canton, Ohio
Stark County, Ohio · Population 70k · 1,079 ft elevation
Living in Canton
Canton 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 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Canton at a glance
- Population
- 70k
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,304 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $94k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $826/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,091 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,395 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 13.4″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 12.0″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 1.7″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 3.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 8.9″ | 74 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