Lansing, OH Climate


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Lansing, OH has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons and moderate precipitation levels throughout the year. Summers are warm with temperatures typically ranging between 71 and 81 degrees Fahrenheit (21 to 27 degrees Celsius). Winters can be cold due to the city's location in the Great Lakes region, with average temperatures around 30 to 36 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 to 2 degrees Celsius). Spring and autumn are generally mild, but can have occasional drastic temperature swings. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 37 inches annually. Snowfall on average is around 38 inches per year.

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

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

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Lansing. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lansing gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 22
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lansing is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

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

  ClimateLansing, OhioUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  20.2 in.27.8 in.
  143.5 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  705 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 Lansing with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Lansing, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lansing are June, September and August.
In Lansing, there are 8.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lansing with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Lansing, there are 107.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Lansing, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lansing 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 Lansing with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Lansing means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Lansing with 14.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 143.5 rainy days annually in Lansing, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.2 inches in Lansing means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Lansing with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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