Wellsville, OH Climate


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Wellsville, OH is located in a humid continental climate zone, which brings hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 85°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 20°F. Precipitation levels tend to be higher during the spring and summer months with an annual average of over 40 inches of rain. Snowfall tends to be light during the winter months with an average of about 10 inches per year. Overall, Wellsville enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year.

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

Wellsville averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Wellsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wellsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wellsville is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Wellsville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWellsville, OhioUnited States
  39.8 in.38.1 in.
  18.7 in.27.8 in.
  141.0 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  696 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 Wellsville with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Wellsville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wellsville are June, September and August.
In Wellsville, 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 Wellsville with an average of 19.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
In Wellsville, there are 122.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.
In Wellsville, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Wellsville 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 Wellsville with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in Wellsville means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
December is the rainiest month in Wellsville with 13.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 141.0 rainy days annually in Wellsville, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.7 inches in Wellsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. February is the snowiest month in Wellsville with 6.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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