Zip 43333 (Lewistown, OH) Climate

Lewistown, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are cold, wet and snowy with temperatures typically staying below freezing for most of the season. Spring brings mild temperatures as well as plenty of rainfall, while fall is usually dry and crisp with temperatures dipping into the lower 40s overnight. Overall, Lewistown experiences mild weather year-round with occasional extreme temperature spikes or dips from time to time.

Lewistown (zip 43333), Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lewistown (zip 43333) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Lewistown (zip 43333). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lewistown (zip 43333) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43333 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 43333 zip code, while January and February 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 43333 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the 43333 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 43333 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 43333 zip code, there are 9.8 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 43333 zip code with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 43333 zip code, there are 124.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 43333 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 43333 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 43333 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in the 43333 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 43333 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 130.6 rainy days annually in the 43333 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.1 inches in the 43333 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43333 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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