Fort Shawnee, OH Climate


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Fort Shawnee, OH has an overall temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and often snowy. The average annual temperature is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), and the area generally receives about 40 inches of precipitation per year. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) on hot days, but nighttime temperatures usually cool to around 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius). In the winter months, temperatures can dip down as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) on coldest nights.

Fort Shawnee, Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Shawnee averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Fort Shawnee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Shawnee 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateFort Shawnee, OhioUnited States
  37.3 in.38.1 in.
  23.2 in.27.8 in.
  121.6 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  19.1°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  866 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 Fort Shawnee with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Fort Shawnee, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Shawnee are September, June and August.
In Fort Shawnee, 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 Fort Shawnee with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Fort Shawnee, there are 117.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Fort Shawnee, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Shawnee 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.
July is the wettest month in Fort Shawnee with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.3 inches in Fort Shawnee means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
April is the rainiest month in Fort Shawnee with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 121.6 rainy days annually in Fort Shawnee, which is less rainy than most 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 23.2 inches in Fort Shawnee means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Fort Shawnee with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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