Zip 45640 (Jackson, OH) Climate

The climate in 45640 Jackson, OH is temperate and humid continental. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit (29 Celsius) during the hottest months of July and August. Winters are generally cold and snowy with temperatures dipping as low as 10 F (-12 Celsius) during the coldest months of January and February. Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year, with average precipitation ranging from 34 inches (86 cm) in June to 2 inches (5 cm) in February.

Jackson (zip 45640), Ohio gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson (zip 45640) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Jackson (zip 45640). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson (zip 45640) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45640 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.7 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 45640 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jackson, 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 45640 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the 45640 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 45640 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 45640 zip code, there are 14.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 45640 zip code with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 45640 zip code, there are 119.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 45640 zip code, there are 3.0 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 45640 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.

May is the wettest month in the 45640 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.1 inches in the 45640 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 45640 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 131.7 rainy days annually in the 45640 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in the 45640 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45640 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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