Fayette, OH Climate

Fayette, OH has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. During the winter months, temperatures usually dip below freezing with occasional snowfall. Summers in Fayette often reach the upper 80s and 90s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging over 40 inches annually. The area also experiences moderate amounts of humidity, making it slightly uncomfortable in the summertime heat.

Fayette, Ohio gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fayette averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Fayette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fayette gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Fayette, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fayette, Ohio	United States
	36.1 in.	38.1 in.
	30.9 in.	27.8 in.
	116.0 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	16.3°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	791 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 Fayette with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Fayette, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fayette are June, September and August.

In Fayette, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fayette with an average of 16.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Fayette, there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Fayette, there are 6.0 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 Fayette 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 Fayette with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 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 36.1 inches in Fayette means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.

December is the rainiest month in Fayette with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in Fayette, which is one of the least rainy places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.9 inches in Fayette means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Fayette with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.