Hot-summer humid continental
Shelby, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio · Population 8.7k · 1,093 ft elevation
Living in Shelby
Shelby has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°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 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shelby at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th 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
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $724/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 238 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,117 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 14.5″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 12.7″ | 111 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 7.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | 1.9″ | 203 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 2.3″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 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