Cortland, OH Climate


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Cortland, OH has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 48°F (9°C), the average high in summer is around 76°F (24°C) and the average low in winter is around 15°F (-9°C). Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year and snowfall is typically heaviest in January and February. Cortland experiences four distinct seasons with varying temperatures, humidity levels, wind speeds and precipitation amounts.

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

Cortland averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Cortland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cortland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Cortland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCortland, OhioUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  44.5 in.27.8 in.
  153.8 days106.2 days
  158 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  18.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1024 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 Cortland with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Cortland, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cortland are June, August and September.
In Cortland, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cortland with an average of 18.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Cortland, there are 129.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Cortland, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
Humidity in Cortland is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Cortland with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Cortland means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Cortland with 15.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 153.8 rainy days annually in Cortland, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.5 inches in Cortland means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Cortland with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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