Hot-summer humid continental
Westlake, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Population 34k · 738 ft elevation
Living in Westlake
Westlake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Westlake at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 738 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,306 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $336k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,480/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 48 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 513 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 18.4″ | 84 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 15.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 31°F | 3.1″ | 10.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 2.7″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 4.5″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 12.2″ | 73 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