Hot-summer humid continental
Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio · Population 43k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Delaware
Delaware 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 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Delaware at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,565 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $279k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,203/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 84%95th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 197 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 954 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 7.0″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 6.6″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 4.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 2.7″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 5.5″ | 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