Zanesville, IN Climate


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Zanesville, IN has a humid continental climate which is typical of the Midwest. The summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to upper 90s. Winters tend to be cold, with frequent snowfall and temperatures that drop into the teens or single digits. Spring and fall are mild, but they can be very changeable and unpredictable. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring in late spring and early summer.

Zanesville, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Zanesville averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Zanesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Zanesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Zanesville is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Zanesville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateZanesville, IndianaUnited States
  38.5 in.38.1 in.
  28.5 in.27.8 in.
  129.2 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  17.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.34.3
  814 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 Zanesville with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Zanesville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Zanesville are September, June and August.
In Zanesville, there are 14.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Zanesville with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Zanesville, there are 126.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Zanesville, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Zanesville 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 Zanesville with 4.4 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 38.5 inches in Zanesville means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Zanesville with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 129.2 rainy days annually in Zanesville, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.5 inches in Zanesville means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Zanesville with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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