Hot-summer humid continental
Martins Ferry, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio · Population 6.2k · 709 ft elevation
Living in Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Martins Ferry at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,393 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $93k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $809/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.13%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 300 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 550 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 5.3″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 4.4″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 3.8″ | 2.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.4″ | 2.6″ | 92 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