Ashtabula County, OH Climate

Ashtabula County has a humid continental climate, with temperatures ranging from hot to cold throughout the year. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with temperatures typically dropping below freezing during the night. Summers are generally warm and humid, occasionally reaching into the 90s. The county experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year, with March being the wettest month and July being the driest. Ashtabula County also experiences four distinct seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter with each season bringing its own unique weather patterns.

Ashtabula County, Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashtabula County averages 79 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 Ashtabula County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashtabula County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ashtabula County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ashtabula, Ohio	United States
	41.1 in.	38.1 in.
	78.6 in.	27.8 in.
	150.1 days	106.2 days
	160 days	205 days
	80.6°	85.8°
	17.9°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.4	4.3
	902 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 Ashtabula County with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Ashtabula County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ashtabula County are June, August and July.

In Ashtabula County, there are 3.9 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 Ashtabula County with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In Ashtabula County, there are 129.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In Ashtabula County, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

Humidity in Ashtabula County is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in Ashtabula County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Ashtabula County means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

December is the rainiest month in Ashtabula County with 15.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 150.1 rainy days annually in Ashtabula County, which is one of the rainiest 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 78.6 inches in Ashtabula County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Ashtabula County with 23.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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