Hot-summer humid continental
Lancaster, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio · Population 41k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Lancaster
Lancaster has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ 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 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lancaster at a glance
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,557 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $999/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 389 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,722 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 5.4″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 6.2″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 2.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 2.9″ | 109 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