Hot-summer humid continental
Gahanna, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio · Population 35k · 801 ft elevation
Living in Gahanna
Gahanna has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ 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.
Gahanna at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,564 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $322k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,442/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.83%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 169 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,656 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th 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 | 37°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 9.5″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 7.6″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 4.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 1.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 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