Hot-summer humid continental
Ironton, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio · Population 11k · 558 ft elevation
Living in Ironton
Ironton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ironton at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 558 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $760/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 318 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 627 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 3.2″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 1.2″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 0.8″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 0.9″ | 123 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