New Straitsville, OH Climate


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New Straitsville, OH is located in the Appalachian Plateau region of Ohio and experiences a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from around 18 degrees Fahrenheit in January to 77 degrees Fahrenheit in July. The area receives an average of around 40 inches of precipitation each year, with the majority of it falling during the summer months.

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

New Straitsville averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in New Straitsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Straitsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Straitsville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in New Straitsville, 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 New Straitsville with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In New Straitsville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Straitsville are September, June and August.
In New Straitsville, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Straitsville with an average of 18.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In New Straitsville, there are 134.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.
In New Straitsville, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in New Straitsville 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 New Straitsville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in New Straitsville means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in New Straitsville with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 108.1 rainy days annually in New Straitsville, which is one of the least rainy 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 17.1 inches in New Straitsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in New Straitsville with 6.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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