Hot-summer humid continental
Kent, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio · Population 27k · 1,073 ft elevation
Living in Kent
Kent has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kent at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,305 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $983/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 188 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 791 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.1″ | 14.4″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 2.5″ | 11.0″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 3.2″ | 7.3″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.9″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 3.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 2.1″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 9.3″ | 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