Flat Rock, OH Climate


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Flat Rock, OH has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer vary from mid-70s to the upper-80s while the average lows range from the mid-50s to the low 70s. Winter temperatures are much colder, with highs in the mid-30s and lows around freezing. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year with snowfall averaging around 30 inches annually.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Flat Rock is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Flat Rock, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFlat Rock, OhioUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  27.7 in.27.8 in.
  128.5 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  18.9°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  797 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 Flat Rock with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Flat Rock, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Flat Rock are June, September and August.
In Flat Rock, there are 11.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Flat Rock with an average of 18.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Flat Rock, there are 119.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Flat Rock, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock with 4.0 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 36.5 inches in Flat Rock means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Flat Rock with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 128.5 rainy days annually in Flat Rock, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.7 inches in Flat Rock means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Flat Rock with 8.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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