Zip 43144 (Murray City, OH) Climate

Murray City, OH is located in the Appalachian Plateau region of Ohio and has a humid continental climate. The summers are generally warm and humid while winters are cold and often snowy. Average summer temperatures are around 75°F (24°C) while average winter temperatures are around 38°F (3°C). Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 40 inches (101 cm) per year. The area can experience extreme weather, including thunderstorms, hail, heavy snowfall, ice storms, and tornadoes.

Murray City (zip 43144), Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Murray City (zip 43144) averages 17 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 Murray City (zip 43144). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Murray City (zip 43144) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43144 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 43144 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Murray City, 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 43144 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the 43144 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 43144 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 43144 zip code, there are 10.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 43144 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the 43144 zip code, there are 128.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 43144 zip code, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 43144 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.

May is the wettest month in the 43144 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the 43144 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 43144 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in the 43144 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.6 inches in the 43144 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43144 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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