Hot-summer humid continental

Massillon, Ohio

Stark County, Ohio · Population 32k · 958 ft elevation

Living in Massillon

Massillon 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 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Massillon at a glance

Population
32k
Elevation
958 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
47″86th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,304 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
4982th percentile
Median home value
$139k16th percentile
Median rent
$846/mo18th percentile
Median household income
$55k23th percentile
Property tax rate
1.42%70th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
3.6%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
8.448th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
62%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
316 per 100k73th percentile
Property crime rate
1,734 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8844th percentile
Outdoor access
109th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Massillon, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F21°F2.9″13.4″85 hrs
Feb39°F23°F2.4″12.0″114 hrs
Mar49°F30°F3.2″7.6″157 hrs
Apr63°F41°F3.9″1.7″201 hrs
May73°F51°F4.1″—254 hrs
Jun81°F60°F4.4″—290 hrs
Jul85°F64°F4.1″—314 hrs
Aug84°F63°F3.6″—287 hrs
Sep77°F56°F3.5″—237 hrs
Oct64°F45°F3.3″0.3″166 hrs
Nov52°F35°F3.1″3.3″126 hrs
Dec41°F27°F2.9″8.9″74 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