Hot-summer humid continental
Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio · Population 906k · 794 ft elevation
Living in Columbus
Columbus 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 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Columbus at a glance
- Population
- 906k
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,564 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $235k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,224/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 380 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,536 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 9.5″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 7.6″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 4.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 3.4″ | 5.1″ | 109 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