Hot-summer humid continental

Sheffield Lake, Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio · Population 8.9k · 614 ft elevation

Living in Sheffield Lake

Sheffield Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sheffield Lake at a glance

Population
8.9k
Elevation
614 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
44″84th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,306 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$153k20th percentile
Median rent
$1,014/mo35th percentile
Median household income
$62k33th percentile
Property tax rate
1.51%74th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
5.68th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
77%90th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
72%
Violent crime rate
121 per 100k37th percentile
Property crime rate
475 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8641th percentile
Outdoor access
1313th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sheffield Lake, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F22°F2.8″12.9″84 hrs
Feb40°F23°F2.4″10.2″113 hrs
Mar49°F31°F3.0″7.6″157 hrs
Apr63°F40°F3.8″1.9″202 hrs
May74°F51°F3.9″—255 hrs
Jun81°F61°F4.0″—292 hrs
Jul85°F65°F4.1″—316 hrs
Aug83°F63°F4.1″—287 hrs
Sep77°F57°F4.0″—237 hrs
Oct66°F46°F3.6″—166 hrs
Nov53°F36°F3.0″2.2″125 hrs
Dec41°F28°F3.1″8.8″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