Geauga County, OH Climate

Geauga County, Ohio has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 59°F, with an average high temperature of 78°F in the summer and an average low temperature of 34°F in the winter. Precipitation in the area averages around 37 inches per year, with most of it coming between the months of April and September. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 41 inches per year. Despite its cold temperatures, Geauga County experiences all four seasons and is a great place to enjoy outdoor activities.

Geauga County, Ohio gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Geauga County 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 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Geauga County is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter

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

Climate	Geauga, Ohio	United States
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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 Geauga County with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Geauga County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Geauga County are June, August and July.

In Geauga County, there are 4.3 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 Geauga County with an average of 16.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Geauga County, there are 137.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In Geauga County, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

Humidity in Geauga 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.

July is the wettest month in Geauga County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Geauga County means that it is one of the wettest places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Geauga County with 18.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 161.8 rainy days annually in Geauga County, 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 79.1 inches in Geauga County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Geauga County with 22.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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