Hot-summer humid continental
Defiance, Ohio
Defiance County, Ohio · Population 17k · 676 ft elevation
Living in Defiance
Defiance has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Defiance at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,565 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $841/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,046 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 8.7″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 8.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 2.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 0.9″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 3.8″ | 107 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