Dexter City, OH Climate


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Dexter City, OH has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The highest recorded temperature in the city was 101°F (38°C) in July of 1936, and the lowest was -25°F (-32°C) in January of 1994. On average, rainfall is moderate throughout the year with an annual maximum around 4 inches per month during the summer months. Snowfall is abundant during winter months with a peak of 13 inches per month in February.

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

Dexter City averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Dexter City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dexter City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Dexter City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Dexter City with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Dexter City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dexter City are September, June and May.
In Dexter City, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dexter City with an average of 18.8°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Dexter City, there are 132.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Dexter City, there are 4.2 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 Dexter City 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 Dexter City with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Dexter City means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Dexter City with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 137.8 rainy days annually in Dexter City, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.4 inches in Dexter City means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Dexter City with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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