Wickliffe, OH Climate


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Wickliffe, OH has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 78°F and the average temperature in the winter months is around 30°F. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 36 inches of rain annually. Snowfall averages around 34 inches per year, with most of it occurring from December to February. As Wickliffe is located near Lake Erie, humidity levels tend to stay high during the summer months due to increased moisture from the lake.

Wickliffe, Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wickliffe averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Wickliffe. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wickliffe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wickliffe, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWickliffe, OhioUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  67.9 in.27.8 in.
  159.2 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  81.4°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  764 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 Wickliffe with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Wickliffe, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wickliffe are June, August and July.
In Wickliffe, there are 5.1 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 Wickliffe with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Wickliffe, there are 104.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Wickliffe, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 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 36.5 inches in Wickliffe means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Wickliffe with 17.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 159.2 rainy days annually in Wickliffe, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.9 inches in Wickliffe means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Wickliffe with 18.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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