Hot-summer humid continental
Sylvania, Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio · Population 19k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Sylvania
Sylvania has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sylvania at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,546 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,019/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.02%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 78 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 633 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 12.3″ | 111 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 10.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 5.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 2.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 6.5″ | 101 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