Ross has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
86°
87th hottest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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January low
22°
377th mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Rain + melted snow
44 in
420th wettest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Snow a winter
16 in
639th least snowy of 2,536 Ohio towns
A normal year
What a year in Ross feels like
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Winter
41° / 25°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
64° / 43°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 19
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Summer
85° / 63°
Typical high / low · 36 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
67° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 22
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32°
38°
22°
43°
24°
53°
33°
66°
42°
75°
52°
83°
61°
86°
65°
86°
63°
79°
56°
67°
44°
54°
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43°
27°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Ross 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
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
38°
22°
3.2"
6.0"
12
10
21° – 41°
February
43°
24°
2.7"
4.3"
10
9
21° – 43°
March
53°
33°
3.7"
2.4"
12
2
36° – 55°
April
66°
42°
4.6"
0.2"
12
0
48° – 59°
May
75°
52°
4.8"
0
12
0
58° – 72°
June
83°
61°
4.5"
0
11
0
67° – 75°
July
86°
65°
4.0"
0
10
0
70° – 81°
August
86°
63°
3.4"
0
8
0
70° – 80°
September
79°
56°
3.2"
0
8
0
64° – 73°
October
67°
44°
3.2"
0.3"
8
0
52° – 62°
November
54°
34°
3.1"
0.2"
9
0
38° – 50°
December
43°
27°
3.3"
2.6"
12
6
23° – 45°
Year
64°
44°
43.6"
16.0"
124
27
“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 Ross
Ross gets 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 124 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 27 days of the year.
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44 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 64% of U.S. towns
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16 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 63% of U.S. towns
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27 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 51% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.8"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
6.0"
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Frost & the growing season
About 186 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 19 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 186 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 59% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 22
186 frost-free days
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114
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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3
nights below 0° in a normal year
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36
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Ross
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Ross, 82% of that work is heating and 18% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,233 heating degree daysLess heating than 61% of U.S. towns
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1,118 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 65% 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.
Around Ross
Ross and its neighbors
Ross borders 11 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.1°. Hanover has the coldest January nights (22°) and St. Clair the hottest July afternoons (87°). Ross’s January low is 22° and its July high 86°.
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 Ross averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°). The shift is larger than in 54% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.9°now 33°, was 31°
🌷 Spring+1.7°now 54°, was 52°
☀️ Summer+0.6°now 74°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+0.8°now 56°, was 55°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Ross’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
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Questions
Common questions about Ross’s climate
What is the coldest month in Ross?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Ross?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 36 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Ross get?
About 16 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Ross?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 19.
What is the rainiest month in Ross?
May, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 44 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Ross itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cheviot, OH (14 mi, snow) and Fairfield, OH (3 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.