Hot-summer humid continental
Van Wert, Ohio
Van Wert County, Ohio · Population 11k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Van Wert
Van Wert has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Van Wert at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,564 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.11%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 189 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,564 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 202th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 6.2″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 4.5″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 2.5″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 2.9″ | 107 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