Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area, OH Climate

The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with average temperatures in the mid 70s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures averaging just below freezing. Spring is usually wet and mild while autumn is dry and cool. Annual precipitation averages around 38 inches for the region, while snowfall averages around 51 inches each year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the year, mostly during the spring and summer months.

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area, Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio	United States
	39.5 in.	38.1 in.
	44.8 in.	27.8 in.
	147.1 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	82.6°	85.8°
	17.3°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	1090 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area are June, August and September.

In the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, there are 7.6 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area with an average of 17.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, there are 137.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

Humidity in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

December is the rainiest month in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area with 14.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 147.1 rainy days annually in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.8 inches in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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