Hot-summer humid continental
Fairfield, Ohio
Butler County, Ohio · Population 45k · 607 ft elevation
Living in Fairfield
Fairfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ 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 poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairfield at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,623 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5593th percentile
- Median home value
- $218k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,145/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,370 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 6.0″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 4.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 2.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 4.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 2.6″ | 117 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