Zip 44460 (Salem, OH) Climate

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44460 Salem, OH has a humid continental climate, which means the area experiences four distinct seasons with warm to hot summers and cold winters. July is the warmest month, with an average temperature of 74°F (23°C), while January is usually the coldest month with an average temperature of 24°F (-4°C). The area experiences an average annual precipitation of 38 inches (97 cm). Rainfall is spread throughout the year, although April tends to be the wettest month and December is generally the driest. Snowfall varies from light to heavy each winter season.

Salem (zip 44460), Ohio gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Salem (zip 44460) averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Salem (zip 44460). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salem (zip 44460) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 17
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44460 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 44460 zip code, while January and December 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 44460 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 44460 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 44460 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 44460 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 44460 zip code with an average of 17.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the 44460 zip code, there are 135.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the 44460 zip code, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 44460 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 44460 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in the 44460 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 44460 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 132.5 rainy days annually in the 44460 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.1 inches in the 44460 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44460 zip code with 10.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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