Columbiana County, OH Climate

Columbiana, OH County has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 25°F while the summer months can reach up to 81°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with an average of 38 inches per year. The area also gets occasional snowfall during the winter months, and can experience severe weather such as thunderstorms and tornados in late spring and early summer.

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

Columbiana County averages 31 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 Columbiana County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbiana County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Columbiana is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

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

Climate	Columbiana, Ohio	United States
	38.1 in.	38.1 in.
	30.9 in.	27.8 in.
	133.9 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	82.1°	85.8°
	18.0°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	1135 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 Columbiana with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Columbiana, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Columbiana are June, August and July.

In Columbiana, there are 5.8 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 Columbiana with an average of 18.0°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In Columbiana, there are 132.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Columbiana, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Columbiana but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Columbiana with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in Columbiana means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in Columbiana with 13.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 133.9 rainy days annually in Columbiana, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.9 inches in Columbiana means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Columbiana with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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