Zip 43147 (Pickerington, OH) Climate

Pickerington, OH, has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in the winter months is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit while the average summer temperature is around 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are relatively high year round, with an average of about 4 inches in the winter months and 3 inches in the summer months. Winters tend to be drier than summers, but light snowfall can occur regularly throughout the winter months. Summers are hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms providing relief from the heat.

Pickerington (zip 43147), Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pickerington (zip 43147) averages 21 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 Pickerington (zip 43147). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pickerington (zip 43147) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 21
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 43147 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

8.7 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 43147 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pickerington, Ohio	United States
	39.7 in.	38.1 in.
	21.4 in.	27.8 in.
	126.0 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	21.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.5	4.3
	880 ft.	2443 ft.

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 43147 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the 43147 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 43147 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 43147 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 43147 zip code with an average of 21.0°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 43147 zip code, there are 110.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 43147 zip code, there are 3.4 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 43147 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 43147 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 39.7 inches in the 43147 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 43147 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 126.0 rainy days annually in the 43147 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.4 inches in the 43147 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 43147 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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