Van Wert Metro Area, OH Climate

The Van Wert, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area generally experiences four distinct seasons, with January being the coldest month of the year and July being the warmest. Summer temperatures often reach highs of around 84°F, while winter temperatures can dip as low as 19°F. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, usually totaling between 30 to 36 inches per year. Because of its location in the Midwest, Van Wert also experiences occasional storms throughout the year.

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

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

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Van Wert Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Van Wert Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert metro area with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the Van Wert 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 Van Wert metro area are September, June and August.

In the Van Wert metro area, there are 11.6 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 Van Wert metro area with an average of 17.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Van Wert metro area, there are 125.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Van Wert metro area, there are 5.3 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert metro area with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.5 inches in the Van Wert metro area means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the Van Wert metro area with 11.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 115.2 rainy days annually in the Van Wert metro area, which is one of the least rainy 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 21.9 inches in the Van Wert metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Van Wert metro area with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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