Zip 45838 (Elgin, OH) Climate

Elgin, OH is a region with moderate temperatures and generally mild weather conditions throughout the year. Winters are typically cold but not extreme, with temperatures ranging from low to mid-30s during the day and falling into the teens at night. Summers tend to be warm and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s during the day and cooling off into the mid-60s at night. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional rainstorms occurring in spring and summer months.

Elgin (zip 45838), Ohio gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elgin (zip 45838) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Elgin (zip 45838). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elgin (zip 45838) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45838 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 45838 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elgin, 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 45838 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the 45838 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 45838 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 45838 zip code, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 45838 zip code with an average of 18.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 45838 zip code, there are 119.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 45838 zip code, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 45838 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 45838 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in the 45838 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 45838 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 113.6 rainy days annually in the 45838 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.5 inches in the 45838 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45838 zip code with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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