Hot-summer humid continental

Hamilton, Ohio

Butler County, Ohio · Population 63k · 610 ft elevation

Living in Hamilton

Hamilton 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 (10″ 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.

Hamilton at a glance

Population
63k
Elevation
610 ft
Average daily high
65°F45th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
10″46th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,623 hrs27th percentile
Median AQI
5593th percentile
Median home value
$152k19th percentile
Median rent
$974/mo31th percentile
Median household income
$54k21th percentile
Property tax rate
1.11%57th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
6.0%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
10.670th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
61%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
50%
Violent crime rate
295 per 100k71th percentile
Property crime rate
2,333 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

Average monthly weather in Hamilton, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F22°F2.9″4.7″125 hrs
Feb44°F24°F2.4″1.9″137 hrs
Mar54°F32°F3.5″1.5″183 hrs
Apr67°F42°F4.6″—231 hrs
May76°F52°F4.6″—266 hrs
Jun83°F61°F4.1″—306 hrs
Jul87°F64°F3.7″—320 hrs
Aug86°F63°F3.0″—305 hrs
Sep80°F54°F3.0″—259 hrs
Oct68°F42°F3.2″—208 hrs
Nov55°F32°F3.2″0.2″166 hrs
Dec44°F26°F3.3″1.4″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