Rockbridge, OH Climate


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Rockbridge, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching up into the 80s, while winters are cold and snowy, often dropping below freezing. Spring and fall tend to be mild with moderate temperatures. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year with an average of 45 inches annually.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rockbridge is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Rockbridge, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRockbridge, OhioUnited States
  39.4 in.38.1 in.
  17.6 in.27.8 in.
  110.0 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  18.9°21.7°
  7.27
  5.24.3
  751 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 Rockbridge with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In Rockbridge, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockbridge are September, June and May.
In Rockbridge, there are 13.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockbridge with an average of 18.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Rockbridge, there are 128.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Rockbridge, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in Rockbridge means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Rockbridge with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 110.0 rainy days annually in Rockbridge, which is one of the least rainy 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 17.6 inches in Rockbridge means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Rockbridge with 7.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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