Northfield, OH Climate

Northfield, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s. Winters are cold, with temperatures usually ranging between 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Springtime brings rain showers and warmer temperatures while autumn brings cooler days and changing foliage. The city enjoys around 35 inches of precipitation annually, mainly in the spring and summer months.

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

Northfield averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Northfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Northfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Northfield is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Northfield, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Northfield, Ohio	United States
	38.4 in.	38.1 in.
	59.1 in.	27.8 in.
	143.5 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	82.8°	85.8°
	21.1°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	1050 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 Northfield with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Northfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Northfield are June, August and September.

In Northfield, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Northfield with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Northfield, there are 107.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Northfield, there are 1.9 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 Northfield 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 Northfield with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Northfield means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Northfield with 14.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 143.5 rainy days annually in Northfield, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.1 inches in Northfield means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Northfield with 17.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.