Hot-summer humid continental
Nelsonville, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio · Population 3.8k · 686 ft elevation
Living in Nelsonville
Nelsonville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Nelsonville at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,556 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $760/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 264 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,849 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 19°F | 3.2″ | 4.3″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 3.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 28°F | 3.7″ | 2.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 2.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 1.2″ | 109 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