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Athens, Ohio climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Athens has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 22°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 42 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (18 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 82°F in July.

About 7 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 22°F in January.

About 87 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 42 in of rain a year, plus 18 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.9 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Athens climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	38	42	52	65	72	80	82	82	76	65	53	43
Avg temp (°F)	30	33	41	52	61	69	73	71	65	54	43	35
Avg low (°F)	22	23	30	40	50	59	63	61	54	42	32	27
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.9	3.6	3.8	4.2	4.5	4.3	3.2	3.2	2.9	2.9	3.2
Snowfall (in)	5.8	5.9	2.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	3.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	38	42	52	65	72	80
Avg temp (°F)	30	33	41	52	61	69
Avg low (°F)	22	23	30	40	50	59
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.9	3.6	3.8	4.2	4.5
Snowfall (in)	5.8	5.9	2.3	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	82	82	76	65	53	43
Avg temp (°F)	73	71	65	54	43	35
Avg low (°F)	63	61	54	42	32	27
Precipitation (in)	4.3	3.2	3.2	2.9	2.9	3.2
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	0.5	3.0

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	11	12	12	13	12	11	10	9	10	10	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	1	2	2	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	18	14	6	0.5	—	—	—	0.1	4	12	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	2	2	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	11	12	12	13	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	18	14	6	0.5	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	2	2	0.8	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	9	10	10	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	2	2	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.1	4	12	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	76	73	71	67	65	59	55	52	50	57	65	74
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	2	4	5	5	6	7	8	10	8	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	8	9	9	10	12	13	13	10	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	18	18	17	16	12	11	10	10	13	16	20
Relative humidity (%)	87	85	82	78	78	75	70	66	66	72	79	86
Wind speed (mph)	1.3	1.5	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	76	73	71	67	65	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	2	4	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	8	9	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	18	18	17	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	87	85	82	78	78	75
Wind speed (mph)	1.3	1.5	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	55	52	50	57	65	74
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	8	10	8	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	10	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	10	10	13	16	20
Relative humidity (%)	70	66	66	72	79	86
Wind speed (mph)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Athens OU (NOAA GHCN station USC00330279), inside the city.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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