Hot-summer humid continental

Parma, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 80k · 866 ft elevation

Living in Parma

Parma has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.

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

Parma at a glance

Population
80k
Elevation
866 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
64″93th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,306 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$158k21th percentile
Median rent
$1,053/mo38th percentile
Median household income
$67k40th percentile
Property tax rate
2.05%90th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
6.5%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
11.978th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
65%79th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
150 per 100k44th percentile
Property crime rate
725 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
4039th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
623 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Parma, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F22°F3.0″18.4″85 hrs
Feb38°F23°F2.5″15.1″113 hrs
Mar47°F30°F3.1″10.8″157 hrs
Apr60°F41°F3.8″2.7″202 hrs
May71°F51°F3.8″—255 hrs
Jun80°F61°F3.8″—291 hrs
Jul83°F65°F3.7″—315 hrs
Aug82°F64°F3.6″—287 hrs
Sep75°F57°F3.9″—237 hrs
Oct63°F46°F3.6″0.1″166 hrs
Nov51°F36°F3.4″4.5″125 hrs
Dec40°F28°F3.0″12.2″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