Zip 44287 (West Salem, OH) Climate

West Salem, OH, USA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy with occasional lake-effect snow. Spring usually brings mild temperatures while fall can often be rainy. Annual precipitation in the area averages around 37 inches per year while snowfall averages around 33 inches annually. The temperature in West Salem averages around 41°F in January and 77°F in July.

West Salem (zip 44287), Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Salem (zip 44287) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in West Salem (zip 44287). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Salem (zip 44287) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44287 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 44287 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	West Salem, Ohio	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	32.2 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	174 days	Unlock
	82.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.8	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	1096 ft.	Unlock

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 44287 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the 44287 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 44287 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 44287 zip code, there are 6.0 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 44287 zip code with an average of 18.2°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 44287 zip code, there are 129.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 44287 zip code, there are 4.8 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 44287 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 44287 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 44287 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 44287 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 143.4 rainy days annually in the 44287 zip code, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.2 inches in the 44287 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44287 zip code with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

Reviews for West Salem

See all ()

Write a Review

Start Your Review of West Salem

Jobs

The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.