Cincinnati is set on the north bank of the Ohio River in a narrow, steep-sided valley on the Ohio-Kentucky border in southwestern Ohio. The city is spread out on hills that afford beautiful vistas of downtown and give the city a picturesque landscape. The area's continental climate produces a wide range of temperatures from winter to summer. Winters are moderately cold with frequent periods of extensive cloudiness; summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching 90 degrees about 19 days each year.
Area: 78 square miles (2000)
Elevation: 869 feet above sea level
Average Temperatures: January, 28.9° F; July, 75.3° F; annual average, 53.3° F
Average Annual Precipitation: 40.14 inches (23.9 inches of snow)