Zip 44870 (Sandusky, OH) Climate

44870 Sandusky, OH has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is 75°F (24°C) and the average winter temperature is 25°F (-4°C). Rainfall in the area averages 36 inches per year, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 34 inches per year, with most of it occurring during December through February. The area sees an average of 215 sunny days every year.

Sandusky (zip 44870), Ohio gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sandusky (zip 44870) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Sandusky (zip 44870). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sandusky (zip 44870) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44870 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 44870 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sandusky, Ohio	United States
	34.6 in.	38.1 in.
	23.6 in.	27.8 in.
	125.0 days	106.2 days
	173 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	20.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	595 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 44870 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 44870 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 44870 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 44870 zip code, there are 7.3 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 44870 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 44870 zip code, there are 107.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the 44870 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 44870 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.

June is the wettest month in the 44870 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in the 44870 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the 44870 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 125.0 rainy days annually in the 44870 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.6 inches in the 44870 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44870 zip code with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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