Hot-summer humid continental

Sunbury, Ohio

Delaware County, Ohio · Population 7.3k · 978 ft elevation

Living in Sunbury

Sunbury has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sunbury at a glance

Population
7.3k
Elevation
978 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
19″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,565 hrs19th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$338k64th percentile
Median rent
$1,565/mo70th percentile
Median household income
$104k76th percentile
Property tax rate
1.14%58th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
1.6%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
8.753th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Violent crime rate
94 per 100k29th percentile
Property crime rate
310 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7932th percentile
Outdoor access
2525th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
492 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sunbury, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F21°F2.9″6.9″116 hrs
Feb41°F23°F2.4″5.3″139 hrs
Mar52°F31°F3.4″2.8″176 hrs
Apr66°F41°F3.9″0.1″220 hrs
May75°F52°F4.2″—266 hrs
Jun83°F61°F5.0″—301 hrs
Jul85°F64°F4.6″—326 hrs
Aug84°F63°F3.6″—308 hrs
Sep79°F55°F3.3″—254 hrs
Oct67°F44°F3.0″—194 hrs
Nov53°F34°F2.9″0.5″157 hrs
Dec42°F26°F3.0″3.4″109 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