Zip 44256 (Medina, OH) Climate

44256 Medina, OH has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching as high as 90°F (32°C). Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures occasionally dropping into the single digits or teens, but rarely below 0°F (-18°C). Spring and autumn are milder in between these two extremes. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall being heaviest during the winter months. Overall, the climate of 44256 Medina, OH is typical of much of the Midwestern United States.

Medina (zip 44256), Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medina (zip 44256) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Medina (zip 44256). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medina (zip 44256) 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 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44256 zip code 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 44256 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Medina, Ohio	United States
	38.5 in.	38.1 in.
	33.8 in.	27.8 in.
	136.2 days	106.2 days
	163 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	19.5°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	1035 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 44256 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the 44256 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 44256 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 44256 zip code, there are 6.9 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 44256 zip code with an average of 19.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 44256 zip code, there are 118.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 44256 zip code, there are 4.0 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 44256 zip code 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 44256 zip code with 4.1 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 38.5 inches in the 44256 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 44256 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 136.2 rainy days annually in the 44256 zip code, 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 33.8 inches in the 44256 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44256 zip code with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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