Zip 45742 (Little Hocking, OH) Climate

45742 Little Hocking, OH has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures averaging around 75°F (23°C). Winters in 45742 Little Hocking, OH can be cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping into the teens Fahrenheit (-9°C) or lower. The area receives an average of 40 inches (101 cm) of rain per year, with most of it falling from April to September. Snowfall averages around 26 inches (64 cm) annually.

Little Hocking (zip 45742), Ohio gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Hocking (zip 45742) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Little Hocking (zip 45742). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Hocking (zip 45742) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45742 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 45742 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Little Hocking, Ohio	United States
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	14.0 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	175 days	Unlock
	85.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.2	Unlock
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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 45742 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the 45742 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 45742 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 45742 zip code, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 45742 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In the 45742 zip code, there are 111.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 45742 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 45742 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 45742 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in the 45742 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in the 45742 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 131.3 rainy days annually in the 45742 zip code, which is rainier 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 14.0 inches in the 45742 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45742 zip code with 6.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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