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Canton, OH has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer can reach up to 90°F while in the winter they can dip down to as low as 0°F. The city experiences four distinct seasons and receives an average of 37 inches of precipitation per year. Winters tend to be long and snowy with frequent snowstorms, while spring is typically mild and wet. Summers are quite humid and hot with occasional thunderstorms, and autumns are usually cool with bright colors from the changing of the foliage.

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

Canton averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Canton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Canton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCanton, OhioUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  38.8 in.27.8 in.
  146.2 days106.2 days
  169 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1056 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 Canton with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Canton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Canton are June, August and July.
In Canton, there are 7.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Canton with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Canton, there are 113.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Canton, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Canton 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.
July is the wettest month in Canton with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 39.1 inches in Canton means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Canton with 14.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 146.2 rainy days annually in Canton, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.8 inches in Canton means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Canton with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 8 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 10 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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