Wilmington Metro Area, OH Climate

The Wilmington, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from a low of 26°F in January to a high of 81°F in July. Precipitation is about 46 inches per year, with much of it occurring during the warmer months. Snowfall averages around 28 inches per year and can occur as early as October and as late as April. The area generally experiences comfortable weather throughout the year but can experience extreme weather conditions due to its location in the Midwest.

Wilmington Metro Area, Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wilmington Metro Area averages 19 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 Wilmington Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wilmington Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Wilmington metro area, 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 the Wilmington metro area with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the Wilmington 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 Wilmington metro area are September, June and August.

In the Wilmington metro area, there are 9.0 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 Wilmington metro area with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the Wilmington metro area, there are 111.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the Wilmington metro area, there are 3.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Wilmington 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.

May is the wettest month in the Wilmington metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in the Wilmington metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the Wilmington metro area with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 124.3 rainy days annually in the Wilmington metro area, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.7 inches in the Wilmington metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Wilmington metro area with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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