Carpenter (2 mi S), Ohio climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Carpenter (2 mi S)'s normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 43.1 inches of precipitation and 18 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.5°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,096 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCarpenter (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00331288
- Location39.15°N 82.22°W
- Elevation822 ft (251 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Carpenter (2 mi S) is 64°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Carpenter (2 mi S).
- Jan 40° 22°
- Feb 43° 23°
- Mar 53° 30°
- Apr 66° 40°
- May 74° 50°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 85° 60°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 67° 41°
- Nov 54° 32°
- Dec 44° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Carpenter (2 mi S) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.53 in), the least in November (2.82 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 22°F | 30.5°F | 3.23 | 5.6 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 23°F | 32.9°F | 3.25 | 4.5 | 10 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 30°F | 41.8°F | 3.88 | 3.3 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 40°F | 52.9°F | 3.73 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 61.9°F | 4.26 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 4.53 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.1°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 3.65 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 52°F | 65.5°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 41°F | 53.8°F | 3.12 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 32°F | 43.1°F | 2.82 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 26°F | 35.0°F | 3.36 | 3.3 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 41°F | 52.7°F | 43.13 | 17.7 | 122 | 12 | 124 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −6°C | −0.8°C | 82 mm | 14 cm |
| February | 6°C | −5°C | 0.5°C | 83 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 12°C | −1°C | 5.4°C | 99 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 19°C | 4°C | 11.6°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 0°C | 6.2°C | 72 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 85 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00331288; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00331288.
When is the last frost at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
In Carpenter (2 mi S), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 in half of years and before October 2 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 271 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 168 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 194 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Carpenter (2 mi S) in zone 6b in ZIP code 45710, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Ohio · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00331288; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
In a normal year in Carpenter (2 mi S), 12 days a year reach 90°F, 124 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 122 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 124a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 122a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00331288.
How sunny is it at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Carpenter (2 mi S), 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.7 |
| February | 60% | 2.5 |
| March | 64% | 3.6 |
| April | 70% | 4.8 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.5 |
| October | 71% | 3.1 |
| November | 69% | 2.2 |
| December | 56% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Carpenter (2 mi S) record?
A normal year at Carpenter (2 mi S) brings 5,280 heating degree days, 2% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 826 cooling degree days, 9% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,306 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,069 | 0 |
| February | 900 | 0 |
| March | 720 | 2 |
| April | 380 | 15 |
| May | 155 | 58 |
| June | 27 | 162 |
| July | 2 | 252 |
| August | 6 | 234 |
| September | 78 | 92 |
| October | 356 | 10 |
| November | 659 | 1 |
| December | 928 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,280 | 826 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00331288. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Carpenter (2 mi S)'s climate compare?
Carpenter (2 mi S) is warmer than 72 of the 99 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 69. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.7°F is warmer than 52%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Carpenter (2 mi S) is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Carpenter (2 mi S) share this climate record?
7 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- McArthur, OH1,743 people · 15 mi NW
- Albany, OH1,012 people · 6 mi N
- Mason, WV834 people · 13 mi SE
- Rutland, OH412 people · 9 mi SE
- Clifton, WV392 people · 14 mi SE
- Zaleski, OH225 people · 13 mi NW
- Wilkesville, OH109 people · 8 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Carpenter (2 mi S)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
Yes: 18 inches in a normal year, falling on 15 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
June, with 4.53 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.82 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Carpenter (2 mi S) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Carpenter (2 mi S) in zone 6b in ZIP code 45710, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Carpenter (2 mi S)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Athens, OH14 miles from this station, 52.2°F a year
- Gallipolis, OH22 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Jackson, OH27 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Logan, OH28 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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