Zip 44861 (Old Fort, OH) Climate

44861 Old Fort, OH has a humid continental climate. It is known for its cold winters with temperatures often dropping below freezing and hot summers where the average temperature reaches around 75-80°F (24-27°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 34 inches each year. Generally, the area experiences moderate to heavy snowfall during the winter months as well as some thunderstorms during the summer months.

Old Fort (zip 44861), Ohio gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Old Fort (zip 44861) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Old Fort (zip 44861). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Old Fort (zip 44861) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44861 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 44861 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 44861 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the 44861 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 44861 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 44861 zip code, there are 13.7 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 44861 zip code with an average of 18.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 44861 zip code, there are 121.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 44861 zip code, there are 4.8 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 44861 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 44861 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in the 44861 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 44861 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in the 44861 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.6 inches in the 44861 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44861 zip code with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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