Summit County, OH Climate

Summit, OH County has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically mild to warm with temperatures reaching the high 80’s and low 90’s. Spring and autumn are generally pleasant with temperatures ranging from the mid 50's to mid 70's. Winter is very cold with average temperatures in the lower 20’s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 35 inches of rain per year and an average of 44 inches of snow during winter.

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

Summit County averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Summit County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summit County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Summit County is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Summit County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Summit, Ohio	United States
	38.2 in.	38.1 in.
	45.7 in.	27.8 in.
	142.4 days	106.2 days
	166 days	205 days
	82.6°	85.8°
	20.3°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	1019 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 Summit County with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Summit County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summit County are June, August and July.

In Summit County, there are 7.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summit County with an average of 20.3°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Summit County, there are 112.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Summit County, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Summit 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.

July is the wettest month in Summit County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 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 38.2 inches in Summit County means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Summit County with 14.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 142.4 rainy days annually in Summit County, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 45.7 inches in Summit County means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Summit County with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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