Climate · Put-in-Bay

Put-in-Bay, OH climate

Put-in-Bay has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 22°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
82°
173rd coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
January low
22°
516th mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Rain + melted snow
34 in
20th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
A normal year

What a year in Put-in-Bay feels like

Winter

37° / 24°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

57° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 10

Summer

80° / 65°
Typical high / low · 9 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

63° / 48°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 5
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Put-in-Bay weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + melt
January34°22°1.9"
February37°23°1.8"
March45°31°2.6"
April57°41°3.8"
May69°53°3.3"
June78°63°3.7"
July82°67°3.6"
August81°66°3.0"
September75°59°3.1"
October63°48°2.7"
November50°37°2.6"
December39°28°2.1"
Year59°45°34.0"

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Put-in-Bay

Put-in-Bay gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. April is the wettest month and February the driest.

34 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 67% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.8"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 209 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first one by November 5. That leaves about 209 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 78% of U.S. towns.

104
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
3
nights below 0° in a normal year
9
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 Put-in-Bay

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Put-in-Bay, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

86%heating
5,653 heating degree daysLess heating than 52% of U.S. towns
953 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 58% 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 Put-in-Bay compares

Summer heat82° July high
Cooler than 72% of U.S. towns173rd coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Winter cold22° January low
Milder than 62% of U.S. towns516th mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Precipitation34" a year
Drier than 67% of U.S. towns20th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Growing season209 frost-free days
Longer than 78% of U.S. towns7th longest of 2,573 Ohio towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Put-in-Bay’s climate

What is the coldest month in Put-in-Bay?

January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 22°.

What is the hottest month in Put-in-Bay?

July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 67°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.

When is the first frost in Put-in-Bay?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 5, and the last spring frost by April 10.

What is the rainiest month in Put-in-Bay?

April, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.

NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Sandusky, OH (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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