Heath, OH Climate


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Heath, OH has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. Summers in Heath are usually warm and sunny, with average temperatures reaching the low 80s during the day and cooling off to the mid-60’s at night. Winters in Heath can be cold with temperatures usually ranging between the 20’s and 40’s during the day, although snowfall is minimal. Spring and autumn months offer moderate weather conditions with temperatures typically ranging from the high 50’s to low 70’s. Overall, Heath experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year.

Heath, Ohio gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Heath averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Heath. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Heath gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Heath, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHeath, OhioUnited States
  41.5 in.38.1 in.
  20.0 in.27.8 in.
  128.0 days106.2 days
  172 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  77
  5.44.3
  860 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 Heath with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Heath, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Heath are September, June and August.
In Heath, there are 9.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Heath with an average of 18.4°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Heath, there are 132.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Heath, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Heath 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 Heath with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Heath means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Heath with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 128.0 rainy days annually in Heath, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.0 inches in Heath means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Heath with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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