Garfield Heights, OH Climate


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Garfield Heights, OH is located in northeast Ohio and has a continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 80s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to the low 20s. The city receives an average of 31 inches of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of snowfall during winter months. The area experiences four distinct seasons with spring being mild and wet, summer hot and humid, fall cool and dry, and winter cold and snowy.

Garfield Heights, Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garfield Heights averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Garfield Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garfield Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Garfield Heights is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Garfield Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGarfield Heights, OhioUnited States
  39.7 in.38.1 in.
  71.0 in.27.8 in.
  152.7 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  82.1°85.8°
  21.4°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  955 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 Garfield Heights with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Garfield Heights, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garfield Heights are June, August and July.
In Garfield Heights, there are 7.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garfield Heights with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Garfield Heights, there are 104.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Garfield Heights, there are 1.7 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 Garfield Heights 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.
September is the wettest month in Garfield Heights with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Garfield Heights means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Garfield Heights with 16.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 152.7 rainy days annually in Garfield Heights, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 71.0 inches in Garfield Heights means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Garfield Heights with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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