Hot-summer humid continental

Zanesville, Ohio

Muskingum County, Ohio · Population 25k · 679 ft elevation

Living in Zanesville

Zanesville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Zanesville at a glance

Population
25k
Elevation
679 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
39″35th percentile
Annual snowfall
10″46th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,429 hrs11th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$107k7th percentile
Median rent
$812/mo14th percentile
Median household income
$39k4th percentile
Property tax rate
1.03%53th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
2.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.2%
Unemployment rate
8.7%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
8.651th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
597 per 100k92th percentile
Property crime rate
2,966 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7124th percentile
Outdoor access
5252th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Zanesville, Ohio
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F22°F2.8″4.0″99 hrs
Feb43°F25°F2.3″2.2″123 hrs
Mar53°F32°F3.2″1.7″166 hrs
Apr65°F42°F3.9″—211 hrs
May75°F52°F3.8″—257 hrs
Jun82°F60°F4.3″—286 hrs
Jul86°F64°F3.7″—311 hrs
Aug84°F62°F3.2″—296 hrs
Sep78°F55°F3.1″—249 hrs
Oct66°F44°F2.8″—186 hrs
Nov54°F34°F2.8″0.1″149 hrs
Dec43°F28°F2.6″1.5″95 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