North Fairfield, OH Climate

North Fairfield, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snow-filled. Spring and autumn are pleasant and temperate, with moderate levels of precipitation throughout the year. In general, North Fairfield experiences weather typical of much of Ohio - warm summers, cold winters, and a few days of extreme temperatures in both directions during the year.

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

North Fairfield averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in North Fairfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

North Fairfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in North Fairfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	North Fairfield, Ohio	United States
	38.7 in.	38.1 in.
	33.2 in.	27.8 in.
	132.9 days	106.2 days
	173 days	205 days
	82.7°	85.8°
	17.9°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.5	4.3
	928 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 North Fairfield with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In North Fairfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for North Fairfield are June, August and September.

In North Fairfield, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for North Fairfield with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In North Fairfield, there are 127.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In North Fairfield, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in North Fairfield 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 North Fairfield with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in North Fairfield means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in North Fairfield with 13.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 132.9 rainy days annually in North Fairfield, which is rainier 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 33.2 inches in North Fairfield means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in North Fairfield with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.