Hot-summer humid continental
Grafton, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio · Population 5.7k · 810 ft elevation
Living in Grafton
Grafton 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 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grafton at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,305 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $199k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,048/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 17 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 104 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 12.9″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 10.2″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 3.0″ | 7.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 2.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 8.8″ | 74 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