Hot-summer humid continental
Kenton, Ohio
Hardin County, Ohio · Population 7.6k · 974 ft elevation
Living in Kenton
Kenton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Kenton at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,566 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $98k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $642/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 255 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,468 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 9.3″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 7.4″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 4.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 3.5″ | 108 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