Zip 43438 (Kelleys Island, OH) Climate

Kelleys Island in 43438 is a small island located near Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers, cold winters, and plenty of precipitation all year round. The average temperature in the summer months can climb up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius), while the winter temperatures usually only reach into the high twenties or low thirties Fahrenheit (-3 to 0°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with a peak in late spring and early summer.

Kelleys Island (zip 43438), Ohio gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kelleys Island (zip 43438) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Kelleys Island (zip 43438). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kelleys Island (zip 43438) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43438 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 43438 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 43438 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 43438 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 43438 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 43438 zip code, there are 6.9 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 43438 zip code with an average of 19.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 43438 zip code, there are 106.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In the 43438 zip code, there are 3.3 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 43438 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.

June is the wettest month in the 43438 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 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 34.4 inches in the 43438 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 43438 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 123.4 rainy days annually in the 43438 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.4 inches in the 43438 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43438 zip code with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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