Hot-summer humid continental
West Union, Ohio
Adams County, Ohio · Population 2.8k · 945 ft elevation
Living in West Union
West Union has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
West Union at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,615 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $118k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $616/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $30k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 17°F | 3.4″ | 6.5″ | 123 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 5.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 2.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 4.5″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 5.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 0.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 114 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