Van Wert, OH Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Van Wert's primary NOAA station, VAN WERT 1 S.
The climate verdict for Van Wert
Van Wert, Ohio has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 51°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 40.4"
- annual precipitation · 17" snow
- 188 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Van Wert: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00338609 · Van Wert, OH 51°F mean · 40.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,087
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gothenburg
- PRCP-MID 40.4"
- SWING-WIDE 49°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,995 HDD
- STN-1 USC00338609
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Gothenburg, NE (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OH station list.
- Van Wert (this station) 51°F
- Cold Tremonton, UT 51°F
- Hot Channahon Dresd…, IL 51°F
- Near Gothenburg, NE 51°F
- Near Wheaton, IL 51°F
Climate Living Index · Van Wert
Van Wert: 58/100 · grade C
Van Wert publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Van Wert, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 40.4 in · 5.4 from 35 in | 81/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 129 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 188 days/year | 56/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 17.1 inches/year | 53/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.0°F · 16.5° from 67.5°F | 45/100 · D |
Van Wert · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Van Wert is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 25.3°F and warmest-month mean 74.5°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 74.5°F
- Coldest month
- 25.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Van Wert sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Van Wert's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 45th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 59th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 78%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Van Wert is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Van Wert compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Van Wert's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Van Wert's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 95 complete annual observations from 1894 to 2025, VAN WERT 1 S warmed at a fitted rate of 0.06°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Van Wert primary station fitted change +0.06 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F (0°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 2.6" | 6.2" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 36°F (2°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 2.0" | 4.5" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 47°F (8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 2.5" | 2.5" | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.6" | 0.4" | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| August | 83°F (28°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 2.9" | 0.6" | 15.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 2.6" | 2.9" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 8, short of 90°F on every date, while 129 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 17°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 26, then returns to freezing around November 19, covering 129 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 29, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 28 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 106 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Van Wert.
Where Van Wert Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Van Wert earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.2"
9.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.5"
7.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.5"
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
10.6 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
8.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.9"
8.8 days with precipitation
Van Wert spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 18%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Van Wert has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49.2°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.8" and February 2.0". The three wettest months together take 35% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Van Wert, it arrives in quantity
40.4" of precipitation falls across only about 106 wet days here, averaging 0.38 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 106 a year, 29% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.38 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Van Wert
Van Wert averages 17.1 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 10 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 17.1 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 10 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 4% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 26
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
188 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,995
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
937
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OH closest to Van Wert on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Deseret, UT 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Elwood, IN 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Gothenburg, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Hastings, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (40.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Everett, PA 40.4" · 0.0" off
- Rantoul, IL 40.4" · 0.0" off
- Wabash, IN 40.3" · 0.0" off
- Duck Key, FL 40.4" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Van Wert
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Van Wert's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,995 annual heating degree days against 937 for cooling. Its 49.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Van Wert's frost-free season lasts about 188 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Van Wert coldest normal
January
Averaging 25°F (-4°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Van Wert typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Van Wert snow peak
January
Van Wert averages 17.1 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Van Wert's primary station: VAN WERT 1 S (USC00338609). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3979562). Match rule for Van Wert: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Van Wert comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.