Cardington, OH Climate


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Cardington, OH has a mostly humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from an average low of around 28 degrees F in the winter to an average high of around 80 degrees F in the summer. Rainfall averages about 40 inches per year, and snowfall averages about 28 inches per year. The humidity is usually higher during the summer months than during the winter months. The spring and fall seasons are typically milder and more comfortable, though temperatures can still vary greatly between day and night.

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

Cardington averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Cardington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cardington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cardington is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cardington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCardington, OhioUnited States
  38.9 in.38.1 in.
  25.5 in.27.8 in.
  131.9 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  6.97
  5.54.3
  1007 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 Cardington with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Cardington, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cardington are June, September and August.
In Cardington, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cardington with an average of 16.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Cardington, there are 135.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Cardington, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cardington 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 Cardington with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.9 inches in Cardington means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
April is the rainiest month in Cardington with 14.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 131.9 rainy days annually in Cardington, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.5 inches in Cardington means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Cardington with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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