Athens, OH Climate

Athens, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers can be hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. The average yearly temperature is 53°F (12°C), with an average of 39 inches (99 cm) of precipitation per year. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, though it tends to be higher in spring and summer months. In the summer months, temperatures range from an average high of 82°F (28°C) down to an average low of 55°F (13°C). In the winter months, temperatures range from an average high of 40°F (4°C) down to an average low of 22°F (-5.5°C).

Athens, Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Athens averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Athens. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

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

Climate	Athens, Ohio	United States
	39.3 in.	38.1 in.
	16.9 in.	27.8 in.
	115.4 days	106.2 days
	170 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	20.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.4	4.3
	718 ft.	2443 ft.

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 Athens with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Athens, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Athens are September, June and August.

In Athens, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Athens with an average of 20.6°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Athens, there are 123.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In Athens, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Athens 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 Athens with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Athens means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in Athens with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Athens, which is one of the least rainy 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 16.9 inches in Athens means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Athens with 5.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.