Zanesville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zanesville?

Zanesville has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zanesville?

The hottest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zanesville?

The coldest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zanesville?

Yes. Zanesville gets on average 56.3 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Zanesville warmed?

Yes: Zanesville warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zanesville?

The wettest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2004, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zanesville?

The windiest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1947, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zanesville?

The warmest month in Zanesville is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zanesville?

Zanesville receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zanesville?

Zanesville gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zanesville (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Zanesville averages 100 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.

Zanesville has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 89 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 19 January 1994).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

ZanesvilleOhio

coords: 39.94°, -82.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

11.2°C

Average daily high

16.4°C

Average daily low

6.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,064mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

15.0km/h

Seasonal range

24.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

100 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

132 d/yr

Annual snowfall

56.3 cm

Average feels-like high

15.1 °C

Average feels-like low

4.3 °C

Average peak gust

36.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

24 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.1 °C

16 July 1988

Coldest day

-30.5 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

96 mm

8 September 2004

Windiest day

43.6 km/h

25 March 1947

Strongest gust

102.6 km/h

25 February 1956

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

22 July 2011

Coldest feels-like

-36.3 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

26.4 cm

4 April 1987

Sunniest day

14.8 h

23 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.3 °C24 June 2025	-25.5 °C22 January 2025	11.7 °C	1,187 mm	33	100
2024	36.3 °C27 August 2024	-13.4 °C17 January 2024	13.4 °C	1,100 mm	56	66
2023	33.0 °C5 September 2023	-12.1 °C4 February 2023	12.8 °C	1,131 mm	17	68
2022	36.6 °C22 June 2022	-21.2 °C23 December 2022	12.0 °C	1,128 mm	37	95
2021	34.0 °C29 June 2021	-18.5 °C21 February 2021	12.7 °C	1,235 mm	33	93
2020	34.5 °C19 July 2020	-12.1 °C27 December 2020	12.6 °C	1,202 mm	45	75
2019	35.3 °C13 September 2019	-20.5 °C31 January 2019	12.4 °C	1,317 mm	48	92
2018	33.9 °C18 June 2018	-21.9 °C6 January 2018	12.1 °C	1,598 mm	33	102
2017	33.2 °C18 June 2017	-14.7 °C28 December 2017	12.8 °C	1,200 mm	30	80
2016	33.4 °C23 July 2016	-17.6 °C16 December 2016	12.9 °C	964 mm	55	86
2015	33.5 °C29 July 2015	-25.5 °C24 February 2015	12.0 °C	998 mm	34	89
2014	33.3 °C18 June 2014	-26.8 °C28 January 2014	10.6 °C	1,080 mm	14	112
2013	34.0 °C10 September 2013	-15.5 °C27 January 2013	11.5 °C	987 mm	21	110
2012	38.8 °C7 July 2012	-12.5 °C20 January 2012	13.1 °C	852 mm	59	83
2011	38.3 °C22 July 2011	-22.6 °C22 January 2011	12.2 °C	1,428 mm	52	92
2010	35.0 °C23 July 2010	-19.2 °C8 February 2010	11.8 °C	911 mm	49	102
2009	33.5 °C25 June 2009	-26.6 °C17 January 2009	11.3 °C	988 mm	20	99
2008	33.3 °C3 September 2008	-17.4 °C22 December 2008	11.2 °C	1,135 mm	35	112
2007	34.7 °C24 August 2007	-20.0 °C6 February 2007	12.1 °C	932 mm	54	91
2006	35.1 °C2 August 2006	-15.3 °C19 February 2006	12.2 °C	1,096 mm	37	78
2005	36.3 °C4 August 2005	-19.9 °C24 January 2005	11.9 °C	932 mm	53	95
2004	31.0 °C11 July 2004	-21.3 °C25 January 2004	11.3 °C	1,336 mm	8	95
2003	31.3 °C4 July 2003	-22.4 °C27 January 2003	10.9 °C	1,221 mm	9	105
2002	35.2 °C9 September 2002	-13.1 °C4 March 2002	12.2 °C	1,020 mm	52	94
2001	33.6 °C9 August 2001	-13.1 °C21 January 2001	11.9 °C	980 mm	24	88
2000	32.7 °C11 June 2000	-20.9 °C22 January 2000	11.1 °C	1,059 mm	10	102
1999	36.3 °C30 July 1999	-19.6 °C5 January 1999	12.0 °C	886 mm	49	92
1998	32.8 °C25 June 1998	-12.9 °C23 December 1998	12.7 °C	1,092 mm	26	70
1997	32.8 °C27 July 1997	-21.2 °C19 January 1997	10.6 °C	1,048 mm	14	97
1996	32.9 °C30 June 1996	-18.8 °C4 February 1996	10.4 °C	1,490 mm	18	111
1995	34.8 °C15 July 1995	-22.6 °C12 February 1995	10.9 °C	1,207 mm	35	113
1994	35.6 °C17 June 1994	-30.5 °C19 January 1994	11.2 °C	1,045 mm	29	97
1993	37.2 °C28 July 1993	-22.0 °C15 March 1993	11.3 °C	1,010 mm	49	92
1992	32.6 °C14 July 1992	-17.6 °C16 January 1992	10.9 °C	922 mm	12	89
1991	36.2 °C2 August 1991	-14.0 °C25 January 1991	12.7 °C	799 mm	63	96
1990	34.1 °C4 July 1990	-13.8 °C25 February 1990	12.3 °C	1,395 mm	21	84
1989	33.3 °C10 July 1989	-26.9 °C17 December 1989	10.5 °C	1,246 mm	21	106
1988	40.1 °C16 July 1988	-18.4 °C6 January 1988	11.2 °C	851 mm	56	111
1987	35.5 °C2 August 1987	-15.6 °C24 January 1987	12.1 °C	885 mm	52	97
1986	34.1 °C18 July 1986	-17.0 °C28 January 1986	11.8 °C	1,047 mm	27	87
1985	34.6 °C13 August 1985	-27.2 °C20 January 1985	11.3 °C	1,038 mm	25	96
1984	33.4 °C2 September 1984	-28.0 °C21 January 1984	11.2 °C	1,209 mm	27	85
1983	35.8 °C20 August 1983	-23.9 °C25 December 1983	11.4 °C	1,114 mm	52	86
1982	32.7 °C25 July 1982	-26.9 °C17 January 1982	11.3 °C	979 mm	23	103
1981	33.5 °C9 July 1981	-23.4 °C12 February 1981	10.8 °C	920 mm	20	108
1980	35.9 °C16 July 1980	-21.5 °C25 December 1980	10.5 °C	1,089 mm	31	110
1979	31.3 °C16 July 1979	-23.0 °C10 February 1979	10.2 °C	1,291 mm	7	106
1978	35.3 °C22 July 1978	-19.9 °C2 March 1978	10.1 °C	1,104 mm	31	102
1977	35.2 °C6 July 1977	-27.2 °C17 January 1977	11.0 °C	1,103 mm	43	102
1976	33.2 °C15 July 1976	-21.6 °C18 January 1976	10.2 °C	885 mm	19	119
1975	34.8 °C1 August 1975	-22.9 °C10 February 1975	11.4 °C	1,208 mm	31	102
1974	34.0 °C14 July 1974	-16.6 °C13 January 1974	11.2 °C	1,149 mm	18	95
1973	34.7 °C28 August 1973	-16.6 °C17 February 1973	12.0 °C	1,268 mm	24	90
1972	33.9 °C23 July 1972	-23.6 °C16 January 1972	10.5 °C	1,075 mm	15	100
1971	35.2 °C28 June 1971	-19.6 °C2 February 1971	11.1 °C	936 mm	20	106
1970	34.3 °C1 July 1970	-26.5 °C22 January 1970	11.2 °C	903 mm	44	103
1969	34.2 °C17 July 1969	-15.4 °C28 December 1969	10.6 °C	939 mm	27	120
1968	33.5 °C6 August 1968	-25.9 °C8 January 1968	10.6 °C	958 mm	27	109
1967	32.9 °C15 June 1967	-23.6 °C8 February 1967	10.4 °C	1,054 mm	14	104
1966	35.7 °C3 July 1966	-19.8 °C28 January 1966	10.4 °C	1,057 mm	31	109
1965	35.2 °C15 August 1965	-20.6 °C17 January 1965	11.0 °C	943 mm	17	109
1964	34.5 °C10 September 1964	-16.7 °C23 February 1964	11.3 °C	1,023 mm	40	110
1963	34.0 °C26 June 1963	-27.6 °C24 January 1963	10.0 °C	758 mm	26	106
1962	35.2 °C20 August 1962	-21.6 °C12 December 1962	10.6 °C	913 mm	37	118
1961	33.1 °C1 July 1961	-26.5 °C25 January 1961	10.7 °C	1,094 mm	23	98
1960	31.6 °C2 August 1960	-21.2 °C22 December 1960	10.4 °C	971 mm	23	118
1959	35.0 °C29 June 1959	-21.5 °C18 January 1959	11.7 °C	1,040 mm	53	111
1958	32.5 °C4 July 1958	-25.2 °C10 December 1958	9.9 °C	1,094 mm	12	107
1957	34.6 °C20 July 1957	-23.3 °C17 January 1957	11.4 °C	998 mm	32	97
1956	34.2 °C2 July 1956	-15.0 °C21 March 1956	11.2 °C	1,095 mm	18	95
1955	35.0 °C2 August 1955	-22.1 °C4 February 1955	11.5 °C	922 mm	47	110
1954	37.6 °C14 July 1954	-15.0 °C20 December 1954	11.7 °C	857 mm	35	99
1953	36.7 °C2 September 1953	-16.4 °C18 December 1953	12.1 °C	770 mm	58	86
1952	35.7 °C26 June 1952	-13.1 °C30 January 1952	11.7 °C	926 mm	50	106
1951	35.0 °C15 August 1951	-25.4 °C3 February 1951	10.8 °C	1,231 mm	33	104
1950	32.8 °C17 August 1950	-22.1 °C27 December 1950	10.4 °C	1,316 mm	11	115
1949	34.9 °C4 July 1949	-16.4 °C30 January 1949	12.1 °C	1,052 mm	36	95
1948	36.4 °C27 August 1948	-23.3 °C28 January 1948	11.2 °C	1,193 mm	31	91
1947	31.3 °C5 August 1947	-16.4 °C5 February 1947	10.2 °C	1,008 mm	9	122
1946	33.0 °C19 July 1946	-19.8 °C27 January 1946	11.4 °C	1,101 mm	5	87
1945	32.3 °C28 June 1945	-20.4 °C27 January 1945	10.5 °C	1,110 mm	21	103
1944	33.8 °C12 August 1944	-19.9 °C22 December 1944	10.9 °C	942 mm	27	115
1943	31.6 °C1 September 1943	-23.8 °C8 March 1943	9.8 °C	898 mm	11	129
1942	33.8 °C2 August 1942	-25.2 °C21 December 1942	10.2 °C	1,105 mm	7	114
1941	33.4 °C28 July 1941	-18.1 °C4 February 1941	10.5 °C	843 mm	16	116
1940	34.9 °C29 July 1940	-23.5 °C19 January 1940	9.2 °C	1,126 mm	20	124

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

33 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

100 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1187 mm

+123 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	-0.7 °C	-3.2 °C	41 mm	-40 mm
Feb	4.6 °C	+0.1 °C	109 mm	+32 mm
Mar	15.0 °C	+4.9 °C	88 mm	-15 mm
Apr	18.6 °C	+1.9 °C	132 mm	+26 mm
May	20.4 °C	-1.5 °C	203 mm	+90 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	+1.7 °C	190 mm	+90 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	113 mm	+18 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	-0.8 °C	34 mm	-48 mm
Sep	26.8 °C	+2.4 °C	57 mm	-17 mm
Oct	18.6 °C	+0.6 °C	107 mm	+38 mm
Nov	10.4 °C	-0.3 °C	49 mm	-35 mm
Dec	4.4 °C	-0.3 °C	66 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-25.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

50.1 mm

7 Oct 2025

Windiest day

32.6 km/h

29 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

79.9 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-31.0 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.9 cm

2 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zanesville?

Zanesville has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zanesville?

The hottest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zanesville?

The coldest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.5 °C.

Does it snow in Zanesville?

Yes. Zanesville gets on average 56.3 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.

Has the climate of Zanesville warmed?

Yes: Zanesville warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zanesville?

The wettest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2004, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zanesville?

The windiest day measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1947, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zanesville?

The warmest month in Zanesville is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Zanesville?

Zanesville receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zanesville?

Zanesville gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zanesville?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zanesville between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1987, with 26.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zanesville?

Yes: Zanesville has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zanesville?

In Zanesville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 19 January 1994.

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