Hot-summer humid continental
Sandusky, Ohio
Erie County, Ohio · Population 25k · 600 ft elevation
Living in Sandusky
Sandusky has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandusky at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,369 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $105k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $848/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 205 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,845 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 9.7″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 8.2″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 5.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 1.6″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 67°F | 3.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 66°F | 3.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 48°F | 2.7″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 1.5″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 6.6″ | 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