Climate · Union

Union, OH climate

Union has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
83°
811th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
January low
20°
1283rd mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Rain + melted snow
41 in
1281st wettest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow a winter
20 in
1093rd least snowy of 2,536 Ohio towns
A normal year

What a year in Union feels like

Winter

38° / 23°
Typical high / low · 7 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

62° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 24

Summer

82° / 61°
Typical high / low · 13 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

64° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 18
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Union 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
January35°20°2.9" 6.7"1111 18° – 39°
February39°23°2.3" 5.9"89 17° – 40°
March50°31°3.4" 3.8"104 33° – 52°
April63°40°4.1" 0.2"100 45° – 57°
May73°50°4.6" 0120 55° – 69°
June81°59°4.5" 0100 65° – 73°
July83°63°4.6" 090 68° – 77°
August82°61°3.2" 070 67° – 76°
September77°53°3.1" 070 62° – 71°
October65°43°2.8" 0.2"70 50° – 60°
November51°33°2.8" 0.3"90 36° – 48°
December40°25°3.1" 3.3"96 21° – 43°
Year62°42°41.3"20.4"10829

“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 Union

Union gets 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 108 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 29 days of the year.

41 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 56% of U.S. towns
20 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 57% of U.S. towns
29 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 51% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.6"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
6.7"
Frost & the growing season

About 175 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 24 and the first one by October 18. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.

132
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
6
nights below 0° in a normal year
13
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 Union

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Union, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

89%heating
6,040 heating degree daysMore heating than 57% of U.S. towns
741 cooling degree daysLess 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.

Around Union

Union and its neighbors

Union borders 7 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Somerford has the coldest January nights (20°) and Oak Run the hottest July afternoons (84°). Union’s January low is 20° and its July high 83°.

Stokes: January low 20°, July high 84°Range: January low 20°, July high 84°Madison: January low 20°, July high 83°Pleasant: January low 21°, July high 84°Monroe: January low 20°, July high 84°Jefferson: January low 21°, July high 85°Pleasant: January low 20°, July high 83°Pike: January low 20°, July high 84°Goshen: January low 20°, July high 84°Pleasant: January low 21°, July high 85°Springfield: January low 21°, July high 84°Moorefield: January low 20°, July high 84°London: January low 20°, July high 84°Paint: January low 20°, July high 83°Oak Run: January low 21°, July high 84°Deer Creek: January low 20°, July high 84°Somerford: January low 20°, July high 84°Fairfield: January low 20°, July high 84°Harmony: January low 20°, July high 83°Union: January low 20°, July high 83° UnionLondonPaintOak RunDeer CreekSomerfordFairfieldHarmony
ColderMilder20° to 21°
Somerford19.9° −0.1°
Union20.0°
Paint20.1° +0.1°
Harmony20.1° +0.1°
London20.2° +0.2°
Deer Creek20.2° +0.2°
Fairfield20.4° +0.4°
Oak Run20.6° +0.6°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Union compares

Summer heat83° July high
Cooler than 62% of U.S. towns811th coolest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Winter cold20° January low
Milder than 54% of U.S. towns1283rd mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Precipitation41" a year
Wetter than 56% of U.S. towns1281st wettest of 2,573 Ohio towns
Snow20" a winter
Less snow than 57% of U.S. towns1093rd least snowy of 2,536 Ohio towns
Growing season175 frost-free days