Hot-summer humid continental
West Lafayette, Ohio
Coshocton County, Ohio · Population 2.8k · 794 ft elevation
Living in West Lafayette
West Lafayette has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 5 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
West Lafayette at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,430 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 50th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $723/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 5.6″ | 98 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 3.1″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 2.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 0.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 3.2″ | 3.0″ | 94 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