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United States / Ohio / Mount Vernon Metro Area / Knox County / Howard / Zip Codes
Howard, OH has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 79 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature is around 61 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter, the average high temperature is around 37 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels during the year are generally moderate, with an average of 40 inches of rain each year.

Howard, Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Howard averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Howard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Howard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Howard, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHoward, OhioUnited States
  40.3 in.38.1 in.
  32.2 in.27.8 in.
  125.4 days106.2 days
  174 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  6.97
  5.34.3
  902 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 Howard with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Howard, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Howard are June, September and August.
In Howard, there are 7.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Howard with an average of 15.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Howard, there are 142.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In Howard, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Howard 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 Howard with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 40.3 inches in Howard means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Howard with 12.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 125.4 rainy days annually in Howard, which is less rainy 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 32.2 inches in Howard means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Howard with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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