Lima Metro Area, OH Climate

Lima, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate, characterized by cool to cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is 54°F (12°C), with January being the coldest month at an average of 26°F (-3°C) and July being the warmest month at an average of 79°F (26°C). Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with no particular wet or dry season. Snowfall occurs mainly in winter months, with an average of 28 inches (71 cm) annually.

Lima Metro Area, Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lima Metro Area averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Lima Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lima Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lima metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Lima metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lima, Ohio	United States
	37.3 in.	38.1 in.
	22.0 in.	27.8 in.
	125.3 days	106.2 days
	173 days	205 days
	83.9°	85.8°
	18.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	841 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 the Lima metro area with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the Lima 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 Lima metro area are September, June and August.

In the Lima metro area, there are 11.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Lima metro area with an average of 18.7°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Lima metro area, there are 119.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the Lima metro area, there are 4.7 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 Lima 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.

July is the wettest month in the Lima metro area with 4.0 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 37.3 inches in the Lima metro area means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the Lima metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in the Lima metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.0 inches in the Lima metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Lima metro area with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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