Hot-summer humid continental
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio · Population 3.7k · 978 ft elevation
Living in Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yellow Springs at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 978 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,563 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $280k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $849/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 133 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,167 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 6.2″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 5.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 3.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 0.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 3.7″ | 109 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