Van Wert, OH Climate

Climate Insight: Van Wert, OH

The NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals describe Van Wert, Ohio as a location with an annual average temperature of 51°F, ranging from a mean daily high of 60°F to a mean daily low of 42°F. July is typically the warmest month of the year, while January is the coldest. These thirty-year averages, computed from station USC00338609, smooth out year-to-year variability and give a baseline expectation for typical conditions in any given month.

Van Wert averages 40.4 inches of precipitation a year, with 17.1 inches typically falling as snow, and that matters as much to daily life here as temperature does. The frost-free season averages 188 days, which directly shapes the planting calendar and growing potential for the area, with the last spring freeze near April 21 and the first fall freeze near October 26. As for energy demand, 5,995 heating degree days and 937 cooling degree days tell the story of how often furnaces and air conditioners run during a normal year.

On PlainClimate's composite comfort index, Van Wert scores 68/100 (Good), a blended measure that weighs temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, and extreme-weather frequency against one another. The monthly tables above are the practical planning tool: mild highs and lows land in the shoulder seasons, July-driven heat peaks in summer, and January-driven cold sets in over deep winter. These are thirty-year averages, not a forecast - any single year can run warmer, wetter, drier, or cooler than the normal.