Rio Grande, OH Climate


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Rio Grande, OH has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 24 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average annual precipitation of around 42 inches, with most of it coming in the form of snowfall during the winter months. Summers are usually warm and humid, while winters can be quite cold with occasional snowfall.

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

Rio Grande averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Rio Grande. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rio Grande gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rio Grande is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.4 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rio Grande, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRio Grande, OhioUnited States
  42.1 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  127.3 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  86.8°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  656 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 Rio Grande with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Ohio. In Rio Grande, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rio Grande are September, May and June.
In Rio Grande, there are 25.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rio Grande with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Rio Grande, there are 109.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Rio Grande, there are 1.9 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.1 inches in Rio Grande means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Rio Grande with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in Rio Grande, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Rio Grande means that it is one of the least snowy places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Rio Grande with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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