Hot-summer humid continental

Harrison, Ohio

Hamilton County, Ohio · Population 13k · 528 ft elevation

Living in Harrison

Harrison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ 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 54, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Harrison at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
528 ft
Average daily high
65°F45th percentile
Average daily low
45°F47th percentile
Annual precipitation
47″63th percentile
Annual snowfall
11″47th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,623 hrs27th percentile
Median AQI
5492th percentile
Median home value
$222k40th percentile
Median rent
$1,104/mo43th percentile
Median household income
$101k74th percentile
Property tax rate
1.25%63th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
1.1%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
9.562th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
62%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
160 per 100k46th percentile
Property crime rate
647 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
2121th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Harrison, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F24°F3.6″2.9″125 hrs
Feb44°F26°F3.1″4.7″137 hrs
Mar54°F34°F4.4″1.7″183 hrs
Apr66°F43°F5.0″—231 hrs
May75°F53°F5.2″—266 hrs
Jun83°F62°F4.8″—305 hrs
Jul86°F66°F4.1″—320 hrs
Aug85°F65°F3.3″—305 hrs
Sep79°F57°F3.3″—259 hrs
Oct68°F46°F3.5″—208 hrs
Nov55°F36°F3.2″0.1″167 hrs
Dec44°F29°F4.0″2.0″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