Hot-summer humid continental
Newark, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio · Population 50k · 853 ft elevation
Living in Newark
Newark has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Newark at a glance
- Population
- 50k
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,482 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $926/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 297 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,356 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 7.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 3.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 3.6″ | 2.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 98 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