Hot-summer humid continental
Lima, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio · Population 35k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Lima
Lima has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lima at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $865/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.17%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 855 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,116 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 2.8″ | 6.0″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 5.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | 2.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.4″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 4.1″ | 113 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