Hot-summer humid continental
Galion, Ohio
Crawford County, Ohio · Population 10k · 1,168 ft elevation
Living in Galion
Galion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Galion at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,168 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,484 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $741/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 204 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 672 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 9.9″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.2″ | 4.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.8″ | 4.0″ | 169 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | 0.4″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 1.0″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 5.6″ | 97 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