Carrollton, OH Climate


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Carrollton, OH has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are marked by high humidity and frequent thunderstorms while winters bring periods of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Temperatures in the summer can reach into the mid-80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures can dip below freezing. The area is occasionally subject to weather extremes like tornadoes and ice storms, but these occurrences are rare.

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

Carrollton averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Carrollton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carrollton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateCarrollton, OhioUnited States
  39.0 in.38.1 in.
  29.6 in.27.8 in.
  135.7 days106.2 days
  167 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  19.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.54.3
  1106 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 Carrollton with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Carrollton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carrollton are June, September and August.
In Carrollton, 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 Carrollton with an average of 19.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Carrollton, there are 127.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Carrollton, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Carrollton 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 Carrollton with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in Carrollton means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
December is the rainiest month in Carrollton with 13.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 135.7 rainy days annually in Carrollton, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.6 inches in Carrollton means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Carrollton with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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My dad lives in Carrollton, and this town is amazing. You will not find a wal mart here. In my opnion, that is a good thing, it keeps the small town feel alive. The town  More

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