Zip 43022 (Gambier, OH) Climate

43022 Gambier, OH enjoys a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 37 inches of rainfall each year, with the majority of the wet weather coming in spring and summer months. Summers are generally hot and muggy, with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s while winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures dipping into the low 20s on occasion. Snowfall is common during winter months, usually ranging between 15-20 inches annually.

Gambier (zip 43022), Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gambier (zip 43022) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Gambier (zip 43022). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gambier (zip 43022) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43022 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 43022 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gambier, Ohio	United States
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	83.0°	85.8°
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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 43022 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the 43022 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 43022 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 43022 zip code, there are 7.2 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 43022 zip code with an average of 15.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the 43022 zip code, there are 142.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the 43022 zip code, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 43022 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.

May is the wettest month in the 43022 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in the 43022 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 43022 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 132.9 rainy days annually in the 43022 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.0 inches in the 43022 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43022 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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