Zip 45806 (Lima, OH) Climate

45806 Lima, OH has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s (Fahrenheit) during the day and dropping to around 60°F at night. Winters are generally cold and wet, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Snowfall is common in the winter months, but usually accumulates only a few inches at a time. Spring and fall seasons tend to be mild, with temperatures ranging from the 40s to 70s throughout the day.

Lima (zip 45806), Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lima (zip 45806) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Lima (zip 45806). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lima (zip 45806) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45806 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 45806 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lima, Ohio	United States
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	83.7°	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 45806 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the 45806 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 45806 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 45806 zip code, there are 9.5 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 45806 zip code with an average of 19.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 45806 zip code, there are 117.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 45806 zip code, there are 4.3 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 45806 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 45806 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.3 inches in the 45806 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 45806 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 121.1 rainy days annually in the 45806 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 23.3 inches in the 45806 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45806 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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