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United States / Ohio / Ashland Metro Area / Ashland County / Polk / Zip Codes
Polk, OH has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low in the winter is around 25 degrees. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, with an average of about 42 inches annually. Snowfall is also common in Polk, OH during winter months, averaging around 50 inches each year. In general, the climate in Polk, OH tends to be mild and pleasant throughout most of the year.

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

Polk averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Polk. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Polk 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 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Polk, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePolk, OhioUnited States
  39.7 in.38.1 in.
  37.6 in.27.8 in.
  143.9 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  17.9°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1263 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 Polk with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Polk, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Polk are June, August and September.
In Polk, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Polk with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Polk, there are 128.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Polk, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Polk 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 Polk 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 39.7 inches in Polk means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
April is the rainiest month in Polk with 14.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 143.9 rainy days annually in Polk, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.6 inches in Polk means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Polk with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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John · Polk, OH
Not a bad little town
Over 15 years ago

Having lived in and around Polk most of my life, I might be a little biased but Polk is a nice small town, roughly 15 miles in any direction from any towns of  More

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