Hot-summer humid continental
Dayton, Kentucky
Campbell County, Kentucky · Population 5.7k · 522 ft elevation
Living in Dayton
Dayton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dayton at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 522 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,623 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,086/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.594th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 119 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 745 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 6.0″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 4.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 3.3″ | 2.6″ | 118 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