Athens, OH Weather & Climate Normals
Athens's real weather, in one number
Athens, OH scores 49/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Athens's hottest and coldest months
Athens's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 30°F, a 42.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Athens's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 2.89in | 5.8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.94in | 5.9in |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 3.57in | 2.3in |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 3.78in | 0.1in |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.2in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.5in | 0in |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.34in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.16in | 0in |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.18in | 0in |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 2.93in | 0in |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.91in | 0.5in |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 3.16in | 3in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Athens at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Athens
Athens averages 41.56in of precipitation a year across roughly 138 days with measurable rain or snow, and 17.6in of snow a year.
Where Athens ranks
Athens ranks 2108 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 122 of 254 within OH. About 24,824 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Athens Ou, OH US, 0.3 miles from Athens, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station