Willoughby, OH Climate

Willoughby, OH has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. July is usually the warmest month of the year with temperatures reaching up to 81°F while January is typically the coldest month of the year with temperatures dropping to an average low of 18°F. The city receives an average of 41 inches of rain each year with April and June being the wettest months. Snowfall during winter months averages around 28 inches each season. Willoughby experiences all four seasons throughout the year, making it a great place to experience a variety of weather conditions.

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

Willoughby averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Willoughby. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Willoughby gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Willoughby is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

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

Climate	Willoughby, Ohio	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	67.7 in.	27.8 in.
	162.1 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	81.3°	85.8°
	21.4°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.6	4.3
	659 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 Willoughby with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Willoughby, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Willoughby are June, August and July.

In Willoughby, there are 5.0 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 Willoughby with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Willoughby, there are 104.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In Willoughby, there are 1.4 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 Willoughby 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 Willoughby with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 39.2 inches in Willoughby means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Willoughby with 17.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 162.1 rainy days annually in Willoughby, 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 67.7 inches in Willoughby means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Willoughby with 18.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.