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United States / Ohio / Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area / Lake County / Mentor / Zip Codes
Mentor, OH has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is 78°F (26°C), while in winter the average temperature is 25°F (-4°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an annual total of about 38 inches (97 cm). There are moderate levels of humidity, particularly during the warmer months. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with most snowfall occurring from November to March. This region typically experiences all four seasons with a wide variety of weather conditions.

Mentor, Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mentor averages 66 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Mentor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mentor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mentor is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Mentor, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMentor, OhioUnited States
  39.2 in.38.1 in.
  65.5 in.27.8 in.
  161.6 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  21.4°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  692 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 Mentor with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Mentor, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mentor are June, August and July.
In Mentor, there are 4.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mentor with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Mentor, there are 104.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Mentor, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mentor 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 Mentor with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in Mentor means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Mentor with 17.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 161.6 rainy days annually in Mentor, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 65.5 inches in Mentor means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Mentor with 18.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Christine · Mentor, OH
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Over 11 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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lu · Mentor, OH
Climate
Over 17 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Ronald · Mentor, OH
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Over 17 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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