Zip 43974 (Harrisville, OH) Climate

Harrisville, OH 43974 is located in the Ohio Valley region of the United States and has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from hot to moderate, while winters are cool and extremely cold at times. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional snowfall from December to March. Average temperature is lower than the US average, making it an ideal place to escape the heat of summer.

Harrisville (zip 43974), Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrisville (zip 43974) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Harrisville (zip 43974). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrisville (zip 43974) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43974 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 43974 zip code, while January and December 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 43974 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 43974 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 43974 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 43974 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 43974 zip code with an average of 19.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 43974 zip code, there are 120.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 43974 zip code, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 43974 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.

June is the wettest month in the 43974 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in the 43974 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

December is the rainiest month in the 43974 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 140.7 rainy days annually in the 43974 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring 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 26.6 inches in the 43974 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43974 zip code with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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