Wooster Metro Area, OH Climate

Wooster, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 51°F. The area receives an average of 40 inches of rain spread out over the year, with the most rainfall occurring in June and July. Snowfall averages around 45 inches per year with January being the snowiest month. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant, although severe thunderstorms can occur during both seasons. Wooster is known for its relatively low humidity levels throughout the year, making it more comfortable than other parts of Ohio.

Wooster Metro Area, Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wooster Metro Area averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Wooster Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wooster Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Wooster metro area is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

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

Climate	Wooster, Ohio	United States
	38.7 in.	38.1 in.
	32.6 in.	27.8 in.
	136.2 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	82.8°	85.8°
	18.5°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	1070 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 Wooster metro area with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the Wooster 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 Wooster metro area are June, August and September.

In the Wooster 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 Wooster metro area with an average of 18.5°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Wooster metro area, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the Wooster metro area, there are 4.5 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 Wooster 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 Wooster metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in the Wooster metro area means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the Wooster metro area with 13.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 136.2 rainy days annually in the Wooster 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 32.6 inches in the Wooster metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Wooster metro area with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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