Holmesville, OH Climate


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Holmesville, OH has a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperatures range from lows of around 20°F in the winter to highs of 80°F in the summer. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though there tends to be more rain in the spring and fall months. Snowfall averages around 30 inches per year, mostly falling between November and March.

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

Holmesville averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Holmesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holmesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateHolmesville, OhioUnited States
  39.4 in.38.1 in.
  24.9 in.27.8 in.
  120.0 days106.2 days
  171 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  18.0°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  863 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 Holmesville with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Holmesville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holmesville are June, September and August.
In Holmesville, there are 8.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Holmesville with an average of 18.0°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Holmesville, there are 134.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Holmesville, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Holmesville 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 Holmesville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in Holmesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Holmesville with 12.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 120.0 rainy days annually in Holmesville, which is less rainy than most 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 24.9 inches in Holmesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Holmesville with 7.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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