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United States / Ohio / Wheeling Metro Area / Belmont County / Barnesville / Zip Codes
Barnesville, OH has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from 72°F to 85°F while winter temperatures range from 22°F to 35°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with a total average of 40 inches per year. Snowfall varies from season to season but averages around 25 inches annually. Overall, Barnesville has four distinct seasons which offer a variety of weather for residents and visitors alike.

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

Barnesville averages 28 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 Barnesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barnesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barnesville is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Barnesville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Barnesville with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Barnesville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barnesville are June, August and September.
In Barnesville, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barnesville with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Barnesville, there are 121.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Barnesville, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Barnesville 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 Barnesville with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 41.8 inches in Barnesville means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
December is the rainiest month in Barnesville with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 140.7 rainy days annually in Barnesville, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.3 inches in Barnesville means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Barnesville with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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