Hot-summer humid continental
Sidney, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio · Population 20k · 961 ft elevation
Living in Sidney
Sidney has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sidney at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,592 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $159k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $842/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 314 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,597 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 6.3″ | 119 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 3.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 2.6″ | 113 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