Olive, OH climate
Olive has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Olive feels like
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Olive weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 23° | 3.3" | 2.3" | 12 | 24° – 41° |
| February | 44° | 25° | 3.1" | 0.6" | 10 | 23° – 44° |
| March | 54° | 32° | 4.2" | 3.9" | 12 | 37° – 54° |
| April | 67° | 41° | 3.9" | 0.1" | 12 | 48° – 59° |
| May | 75° | 50° | 4.4" | 0 | 12 | 57° – 70° |
| June | 82° | 59° | 4.5" | 0 | 10 | 66° – 74° |
| July | 85° | 63° | 4.6" | 0 | 10 | 70° – 78° |
| August | 84° | 62° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 68° – 78° |
| September | 79° | 55° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 63° – 72° |
| October | 67° | 43° | 3.0" | 0 | 8 | 52° – 61° |
| November | 55° | 34° | 2.9" | 0.1" | 9 | 38° – 49° |
| December | 44° | 27° | 3.6" | 1.5" | 12 | 26° – 47° |
| Year | 65° | 43° | 44.9" | 8.5" | 120 |
“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 and snow in Olive
Olive gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 120 days a year.
About 197 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 14 and the first one by October 30. That leaves about 197 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 70% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Olive
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Olive, 80% of that work is heating and 20% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Olive and its neighbors
Olive borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Orange has the coldest January nights (23°) and Lebanon the hottest July afternoons (86°). Olive’s January low is 23° and its July high 85°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Olive compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Olive averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Olive’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Olive’s climate
What is the coldest month in Olive?
January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Olive?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 63°. About 29 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Olive get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.
When is the first frost in Olive?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 30, and the last spring frost by April 14.
What is the rainiest month in Olive?
July, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Olive itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Belleville L&d, OH (3 mi, snow) and Parkersburg, WV (16 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.