Fulton County, OH Climate

Fulton, OH County has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures averaging around 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and dropping to the mid-50s at night. Winters are cold and snowy with an average temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit and lows in the teens. Spring brings mild temperatures with occasional rain while fall is a pleasant time with cool, crisp days. The area receives an average of 40 inches of rain and 60 inches of snow annually.

Fulton County, Ohio gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fulton County averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Fulton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fulton 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter

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

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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 Fulton County with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In Fulton County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fulton County are June, September and August.

In Fulton County, there are 9.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fulton County with an average of 16.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Fulton County, there are 134.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Fulton County, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Fulton County 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.

May is the wettest month in Fulton County with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 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 35.4 inches in Fulton County means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in Fulton County with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 118.5 rainy days annually in Fulton County, which is less rainy 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 29.5 inches in Fulton County means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Fulton County with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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