Fairport Harbor, OH Climate


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Fairport Harbor, OH has a humid continental climate with typically hot and humid summers and cold winters. July is the hottest month, with average temperatures reaching into the mid-80s, while January is the coldest month, when temperatures drop to around 26°F. Spring and autumn are milder with temperatures usually ranging from 40-65°F. The area receives an average of 33 inches of rainfall per year, primarily concentrated in the warmer months. Snowfall can range from 25 inches in some years up to 50 inches in others.

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

Fairport Harbor averages 70 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Fairport Harbor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairport Harbor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairport Harbor is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Fairport Harbor, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairport Harbor, OhioUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  69.5 in.27.8 in.
  161.7 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  80.8°85.8°
  19.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  610 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 Fairport Harbor with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Fairport Harbor, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairport Harbor are June, August and July.
In Fairport Harbor, there are 4.1 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 Fairport Harbor with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Fairport Harbor, there are 120.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Fairport Harbor, there are 3.9 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 Fairport Harbor 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 Fairport Harbor with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Fairport Harbor means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Fairport Harbor with 17.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 161.7 rainy days annually in Fairport Harbor, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 69.5 inches in Fairport Harbor means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Fairport Harbor with 19.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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