Ashland Metro Area, OH Climate

The Ashland, OH Metro Area enjoys a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from the upper 70s to the mid-80s while average lows hover around the mid-50s. In winter, temperatures drop off considerably with average highs around freezing and lows reaching single digits at night. Snowfall typically begins in late November or early December and persists until March or April. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with a slight peak in late spring/early summer.

Ashland Metro Area, Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashland Metro Area averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Ashland Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashland Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the Ashland metro area, 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 the Ashland metro area with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the Ashland metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Ashland metro area are June, August and September.

In the Ashland metro area, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Ashland metro area with an average of 17.6°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Ashland metro area, there are 131.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Ashland metro area, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Ashland metro area 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.

June is the wettest month in the Ashland metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in the Ashland metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the Ashland metro area with 14.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 141.2 rainy days annually in the Ashland metro area, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 34.7 inches in the Ashland metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Ashland metro area with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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