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United States / Ohio / No Metro Area / Highland County / Buford / Zip Codes
Buford, OH has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm, muggy summers and cold winters with plenty of snowfall. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 86°F during the day and drop to the mid-60s at night. Winters are cold with temperatures rarely reaching above freezing between December and February. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, averaging around 44 inches annually.

Buford, Ohio gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buford averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Buford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buford is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

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

  ClimateBuford, OhioUnited States
  43.9 in.38.1 in.
  16.3 in.27.8 in.
  127.8 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  19.5°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  948 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 Buford with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In Buford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buford are September, June and May.
In Buford, there are 12.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buford with an average of 19.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Buford, there are 122.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Buford, there are 3.8 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 Buford 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 Buford with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in Buford means that it is one of the wettest places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Buford with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 127.8 rainy days annually in Buford, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.3 inches in Buford means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Buford with 5.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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