Climate · Nettle Lake

Nettle Lake, OH climate

Nettle Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
83°
447th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
January low
17°
1st coldest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Rain + melted snow
37 in
317th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow a winter
33 in
517th snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
A normal year

What a year in Nettle Lake feels like

Winter

34° / 19°
Typical high / low · 11 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

58° / 37°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 28

Summer

81° / 59°
Typical high / low · 16 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

61° / 41°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 18
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Nettle Lake weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January31°17°2.4" 9.2"1117 14° – 35°
February35°19°2.1" 8.9"913 12° – 37°
March46°27°2.4" 4.4"106 26° – 51°
April59°37°3.6" 0.8"120 41° – 53°
May70°48°4.3" 0130 52° – 65°
June79°57°3.8" 0100 63° – 72°
July83°61°3.6" 090 67° – 77°
August81°59°3.6" 0100 65° – 76°
September75°52°3.3" 090 58° – 67°
October62°41°3.0" 0.1"100 48° – 58°
November48°31°3.0" 1.3"112 33° – 46°
December36°23°2.4" 7.8"109 16° – 40°
Year59°39°37.5"32.5"12247

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Nettle Lake

Nettle Lake gets 37 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 122 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 47 days of the year.

37 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 58% of U.S. towns
33 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 60% of U.S. towns
47 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 64% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.3"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
9.2"
Frost & the growing season

About 173 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 28 and the first one by October 18. That leaves about 173 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 57% of U.S. towns.

145
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
7
nights below 0° in a normal year
16
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Nettle Lake

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Nettle Lake, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

90%heating
6,460 heating degree daysMore heating than 65% of U.S. towns
706 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 60% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Nettle Lake compares

Summer heat83° July high
Cooler than 67% of U.S. towns447th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Winter cold17° January low
Colder than 63% of U.S. towns1st coldest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Precipitation37" a year
Drier than 58% of U.S. towns317th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow33" a winter
Snowier than 60% of U.S. towns517th snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
Growing season173 frost-free days
Shorter than 57% of U.S. towns652nd shortest of 2,573 Ohio towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.3°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Nettle Lake averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.7°). The shift is larger than in 56% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.3° now 27°, was 24°
🌷 Spring+1.4° now 48°, was 46°
☀️ Summer+0.6° now 70°, was 69°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 51°, was 50°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Nettle Lake’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 26° to 51°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Nettle Lake’s climate

What is the coldest month in Nettle Lake?

January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 17°.

What is the hottest month in Nettle Lake?

July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 61°. About 16 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Nettle Lake get?

About 33 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Nettle Lake?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 18, and the last spring frost by April 28.

What is the rainiest month in Nettle Lake?

May, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Nettle Lake itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Montpelier, OH (8 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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