Zip 44308 (Akron, OH) Climate

The climate in Akron, OH (44308) is generally mild and humid. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching the mid-80s while winters are cold with temperatures dropping to the low 20s. The area receives an average of 45 inches of rain and 24 inches of snow annually. The temperatures rarely drop below 0°F or rise above 95°F, making it a comfortable place to live year-round. There are also four distinct seasons throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season and winter being the driest season.

Akron (zip 44308), Ohio gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Akron (zip 44308) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Akron (zip 44308). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Akron (zip 44308) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44308 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 44308 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Akron, Ohio	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 44308 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the 44308 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 44308 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 44308 zip code, there are 7.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 44308 zip code with an average of 20.4°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 44308 zip code, there are 112.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 44308 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 44308 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 44308 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in the 44308 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in the 44308 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 143.6 rainy days annually in the 44308 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.8 inches in the 44308 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44308 zip code with 11.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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