Zip 45886 (Scott, OH) Climate

45886 Scott, OH is located in the Midwestern United States, and experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with rain and snowfall occurring in all seasons. The area also experiences extreme weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes during late summer or early fall months.

Scott (zip 45886), Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scott (zip 45886) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Scott (zip 45886). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scott (zip 45886) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 17
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45886 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 45886 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Scott, Ohio	United States
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	83.9°	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 45886 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Ohio. In the 45886 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 45886 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 45886 zip code, there are 10.6 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 45886 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Ohio.

In the 45886 zip code, there are 130.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 45886 zip code, there are 5.0 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 45886 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 45886 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in the 45886 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 45886 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 114.8 rainy days annually in the 45886 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in the 45886 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45886 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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