Greene County, OH Climate

Greene, OH County enjoys a temperate climate with distinct seasons. Summers tend to be mild and humid while winters are often cold and snowy. The average annual temperature is 48°F, with an average high of 65°F in the summer and an average low of 31°F in the winter. Precipitation levels tend to be moderate throughout the year, with around 41 inches of rain and 22 inches of snow annually. Overall, Greene, OH County has pleasant weather that is ideal for outdoor activities throughout the year.

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

Greene County averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Greene County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greene County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 21
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greene County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Greene County, while January and February 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 Greene County with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In Greene County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greene County are September, June and May.

In Greene County, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greene County with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Greene County, there are 104.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In Greene County, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Greene 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 Greene County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Greene County means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in Greene County with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in Greene County, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.3 inches in Greene County means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Greene County with 6.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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