Hot-summer humid continental
University Heights, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 14k · 1,033 ft elevation
Living in University Heights
University Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
University Heights at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,306 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $225k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,445/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.01%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Violent crime rate
- 53 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 778 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 18.4″ | 84 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 15.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | 10.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | 2.7″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 59°F | 2.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 4.5″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 12.2″ | 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