Hot-summer humid continental
New Lexington, Ohio
Perry County, Ohio · Population 4.5k · 961 ft elevation
Living in New Lexington
New Lexington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
New Lexington at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,557 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $620/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 179 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 358 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 263th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 17°F | 3.4″ | 8.6″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 2.7″ | 5.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 2.8″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 36°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 29°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 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