Hot-summer humid continental

Monroe, Ohio

Butler County, Ohio · Population 15k · 830 ft elevation

Living in Monroe

Monroe has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 55, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Monroe at a glance

Population
15k
Elevation
830 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
10″46th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,623 hrs27th percentile
Median AQI
5593th percentile
Median home value
$264k50th percentile
Median rent
$1,575/mo71th percentile
Median household income
$104k76th percentile
Property tax rate
1.31%66th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
2.5%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
6.416th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
82%93th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Violent crime rate
97 per 100k30th percentile
Property crime rate
1,421 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9151th percentile
Outdoor access
1414th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
459 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Monroe, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F20°F3.3″4.7″125 hrs
Feb42°F21°F2.5″1.9″137 hrs
Mar52°F30°F3.5″1.5″183 hrs
Apr64°F39°F4.6″—231 hrs
May74°F50°F4.4″—266 hrs
Jun82°F59°F4.5″—306 hrs
Jul85°F63°F4.3″—320 hrs
Aug85°F61°F2.9″—305 hrs
Sep78°F53°F2.9″—259 hrs
Oct66°F41°F3.2″—208 hrs
Nov53°F31°F3.0″0.2″166 hrs
Dec42°F25°F3.3″1.4″117 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