Zip 45836 (Dunkirk, OH) Climate

Dunkirk, OH has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 72°F, while the average temperature in winter months is around 24°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 35 inches annually. Summers are often accompanied by thunderstorms, so it's wise to plan for these occurrences when traveling to Dunkirk during this season. Winters may bring snowfall but conditions can vary from year to year due to changing weather patterns.

Dunkirk (zip 45836), Ohio gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dunkirk (zip 45836) averages 24 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 Dunkirk (zip 45836). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dunkirk (zip 45836) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 18
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 45836 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 45836 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 45836 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the 45836 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 45836 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 45836 zip code, there are 13.2 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 45836 zip code with an average of 18.4°. This is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 45836 zip code, there are 121.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Ohio.

In the 45836 zip code, there are 4.9 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 45836 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 45836 zip code with 4.1 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 36.0 inches in the 45836 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Ohio.

April is the rainiest month in the 45836 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in the 45836 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in the 45836 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 45836 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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