Warm-summer humid continental

Oakwood, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 3.5k · 1,050 ft elevation

Living in Oakwood

Oakwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (91″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Oakwood at a glance

Population
3.5k
Elevation
1,050 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
91″97th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,306 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$173k26th percentile
Median rent
$975/mo31th percentile
Median household income
$65k37th percentile
Property tax rate
1.89%87th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
6.0%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
8.753th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
86 per 100k27th percentile
Property crime rate
690 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
5353th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
656 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Oakwood, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F18°F3.1″21.2″85 hrs
Feb36°F19°F2.5″16.7″113 hrs
Mar46°F25°F3.2″18.3″157 hrs
Apr60°F37°F3.7″4.7″202 hrs
May70°F47°F4.1″0.1″255 hrs
Jun78°F56°F4.1″—291 hrs
Jul82°F60°F4.2″—315 hrs
Aug81°F59°F3.5″—287 hrs
Sep74°F52°F3.8″—237 hrs
Oct61°F41°F3.3″1.3″166 hrs
Nov49°F32°F3.0″10.3″125 hrs
Dec39°F24°F3.1″18.7″73 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