Hot-summer humid continental
Oberlin, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio · Population 8.1k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Oberlin
Oberlin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oberlin at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,368 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $982/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,510 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 14.4″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 12.4″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 8.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 1.9″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 1.4″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 8.5″ | 87 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