Hot-summer humid continental
Wellston, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio · Population 5.4k · 738 ft elevation
Living in Wellston
Wellston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Wellston at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 738 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,555 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $749/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 91 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 980 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 3.3″ | 7.0″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 5.9″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 3.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 3.6″ | 110 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