Zip 44047 (Jefferson, OH) Climate

44047 Jefferson, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the winter, the temperature can range from as low as 16°F to as high as 58°F and snowfall is common. Summers are warm with temperatures ranging from 54°F to 89°F and rain is frequent during this season. Spring and fall have moderate temperatures ranging from 39°F to 70°F and less precipitation than in summer or winter months. Overall, 44047 Jefferson, OH experiences a wide variety of temperatures throughout each season.

Jefferson (zip 44047), Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jefferson (zip 44047) averages 88 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Jefferson (zip 44047). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jefferson (zip 44047) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 88 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44047 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 44047 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jefferson, Ohio	United States
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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 44047 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 44047 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 44047 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 44047 zip code, there are 3.9 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 44047 zip code with an average of 18.3°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 44047 zip code, there are 125.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 44047 zip code, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

Humidity in the 44047 zip code 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.

September is the wettest month in the 44047 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.5 inches in the 44047 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

December is the rainiest month in the 44047 zip code with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 150.9 rainy days annually in the 44047 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 88.1 inches in the 44047 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44047 zip code with 27.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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