Centerville, OH Climate

Centerville, OH has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months temperatures can reach as high as 90°F while in the winter they can drop as low as 20°F. The humidity levels are high throughout the year, making it a bit uncomfortable during the summer months but also providing nice relief from the heat in winter. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with over 10 inches of rainfall annually.

Centerville, Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Centerville averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Centerville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Centerville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter

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

Climate	Centerville, Ohio	United States
	40.7 in.	38.1 in.
	18.8 in.	27.8 in.
	113.5 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	21.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.8	4.3
	1020 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 Centerville with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In Centerville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Centerville are September, June and May.

In Centerville, there are 15.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Centerville with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In Centerville, there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In Centerville, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Centerville 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 Centerville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Centerville means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in Centerville with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in Centerville, which is one of the least rainy places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.8 inches in Centerville means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Centerville with 7.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.