Hot-summer humid continental
Ontario, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio · Population 6.6k · 1,355 ft elevation
Living in Ontario
Ontario 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 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ontario at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 1,355 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,366 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,059/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,424 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 14.5″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 12.7″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 7.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 1.9″ | 203 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 2.3″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 9.7″ | 88 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