Hot-summer humid continental
Marion, Ohio
Marion County, Ohio · Population 36k · 988 ft elevation
Living in Marion
Marion 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 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marion at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 988 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,566 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $106k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $848/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 364 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,376 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.7″ | 7.6″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 6.6″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.7″ | 4.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 4.5″ | 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