Hot-summer humid continental

Upper Arlington, Ohio

Franklin County, Ohio · Population 36k · 817 ft elevation

Living in Upper Arlington

Upper Arlington 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 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Upper Arlington at a glance

Population
36k
Elevation
817 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
19″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,564 hrs19th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$568k85th percentile
Median rent
$1,480/mo67th percentile
Median household income
$151k93th percentile
Property tax rate
1.76%83th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
2.0%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
11.877th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
90%99th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
74%
Violent crime rate
19 per 100k5th percentile
Property crime rate
717 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
1212th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
427 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Upper Arlington, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan36°F21°F3.1″6.9″116 hrs
Feb40°F22°F2.6″5.3″140 hrs
Mar50°F31°F3.9″2.8″176 hrs
Apr64°F41°F4.0″0.1″220 hrs
May74°F51°F4.8″—266 hrs
Jun82°F61°F4.7″—300 hrs
Jul85°F64°F4.3″—325 hrs
Aug84°F62°F3.8″—307 hrs
Sep78°F54°F3.8″—254 hrs
Oct66°F43°F3.2″—194 hrs
Nov52°F33°F3.0″0.5″157 hrs
Dec41°F27°F3.4″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