Mount Gilead, OH Climate


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Mount Gilead, OH has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and hot and humid summers. Average temperatures in Mount Gilead range from an average high of around 86°F in the summer to an average low of 19°F in the winter months. Precipitation is also evenly spread throughout the year with around 40 inches of rain annually, as well as an average of 6 inches of snowfall each winter season. The area is typically sunny throughout the year, with an average of 2,400 hours of sunshine per year.

Mount Gilead, Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Gilead averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Mount Gilead. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Gilead gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Gilead is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Mount Gilead, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMount Gilead, OhioUnited States
  40.9 in.38.1 in.
  33.2 in.27.8 in.
  132.6 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  6.87
  5.54.3
  1135 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 Mount Gilead with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Mount Gilead, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Gilead are June, September and August.
In Mount Gilead, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Gilead with an average of 16.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Mount Gilead, there are 135.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Mount Gilead, there are 6.1 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 Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead with 4.5 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 40.9 inches in Mount Gilead means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
April is the rainiest month in Mount Gilead with 13.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 132.6 rainy days annually in Mount Gilead, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.2 inches in Mount Gilead means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Mount Gilead with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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