Salem Heights (Hamilton County), OH Climate


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Salem Heights, OH has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid 70s to the mid 80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures range from the upper 20s to the lower 40s Fahrenheit. The area typically experiences around 33 inches of precipitation annually, with snowfall ranging from 15 to 25 inches. Due to its location in northeast Ohio, Salem Heights is often hit by severe weather storms such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and strong winds.

Salem Heights (Hamilton County), Ohio gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Salem Heights (Hamilton County) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Salem Heights (Hamilton County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salem Heights (Hamilton County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Salem Heights, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Salem Heights with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Ohio. In Salem Heights, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Salem Heights are September, May and June.
In Salem Heights, there are 22.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Salem Heights with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Salem Heights, there are 111.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Salem Heights, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Salem 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Salem Heights.
May is the wettest month in Salem Heights with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in Salem Heights means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Salem Heights with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 119.2 rainy days annually in Salem Heights, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.2 inches in Salem Heights means that it is one of the least snowy places in Ohio. February is the snowiest month in Salem Heights with 4.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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