Hot-summer humid continental
Kettering, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio · Population 57k · 1,007 ft elevation
Living in Kettering
Kettering has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kettering at a glance
- Population
- 57k
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,624 hrs28th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $983/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 86 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,378 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.2″ | 6.9″ | 124 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 3.5″ | 1.7″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 232 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 2.1″ | 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