Berkey, OH Climate


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Berkey, OH has a humid continental climate with cool to cold winters and warm to hot summers. The average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter months to the mid-80s in summer months. The area gets an average of around 40 inches of precipitation each year, with most of it coming during summer months. Snowfall is moderate, typically ranging between 10 and 20 inches per season. Most days are sunny throughout the year, but cloudy skies can also be expected at times as well.

Berkey, Ohio gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Berkey averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Berkey. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Berkey gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 16
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Berkey, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBerkey, OhioUnited States
  35.5 in.38.1 in.
  31.4 in.27.8 in.
  122.4 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  702 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 Berkey with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Berkey, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Berkey are June, September and August.
In Berkey, there are 9.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Berkey with an average of 16.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Berkey, there are 137.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Berkey, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Berkey 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.
June is the wettest month in Berkey with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.5 inches in Berkey means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Berkey with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.4 rainy days annually in Berkey, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.4 inches in Berkey means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Berkey with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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