Hot-summer humid continental
Lexington, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio · Population 4.9k · 1,217 ft elevation
Living in Lexington
Lexington 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 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lexington at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,484 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $756/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.94th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 14.5″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 12.7″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 7.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 1.9″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 2.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 9.7″ | 97 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