Richmond Heights, OH Climate

Richmond Heights, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Spring brings mild weather with occasional rain showers, and fall is cool with changing foliage in the surrounding area. Average temperatures range from highs in the mid-80s during summer to lows around 10°F during winter. The city receives an average of 33 inches of rain per year and tends to experience moderately high levels of snowfall; typically totaling 41 inches annually.

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

Richmond Heights averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Richmond Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richmond Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Richmond Heights is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Richmond Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richmond Heights, Ohio	United States
	38.8 in.	38.1 in.
	72.7 in.	27.8 in.
	163.6 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	81.3°	85.8°
	19.1°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.7	4.3
	869 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 Richmond Heights with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Richmond Heights, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Richmond Heights are June, August and July.

In Richmond Heights, there are 5.6 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 Richmond Heights with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In Richmond Heights, there are 118.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In Richmond Heights, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Richmond Heights means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Richmond Heights with 18.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 163.6 rainy days annually in Richmond Heights, 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 72.7 inches in Richmond Heights means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Richmond Heights with 19.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.