Photo: Brian Flanagan · CC BY-SA 3.0In Hocking Township, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of U.S. towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 21°. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 63° apart. The outdoor season runs from April to June and August to October, with highs of 64–83°.
A year in Hocking Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Hocking Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Hocking Township’s place in Ohio beside it.
What a year in Hocking Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 183 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first by October 24. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Lancaster, OH, 4 miles from the town’s center, 180 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Hocking Township’s center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −5°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 15 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Circleville, OH, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 42 inches a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 128 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Hocking Township
84% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Lancaster, OH.
Living with Hocking Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
183 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by Apr 22 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 24.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, August, September and October. 9.3 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Hocking Township from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (57%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 16%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Hocking Township and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Hocking Township in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Hocking Township’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Township, OH | 21° | 84° | 42" | 15" |
| Fishers, IN | 20° | 84° | 43" | 18" |
| Allison Park, PA | 21° | 84° | 41" | 20" |
| Paris, IL | 20° | 85° | 43" | 19" |
| Pulaski, VA | 24° | 84° | 41" | 16" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Hocking Township averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°).
A smaller shift than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Hocking Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Hocking Township’s place among Ohio’s.
Hocking Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Hocking Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Circleville, OH. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 21° | 3.0" | 6.7" | 12 | 9 | 20° – 40° |
| February | 41° | 23° | 2.6" | 4.6" | 10 | 6 | 19° – 41° |
| March | 51° | 31° | 3.6" | 1.5" | 11 | 2 | 34° – 53° |
| April | 64° | 40° | 4.1" | 0.2" | 12 | 0 | 46° – 58° |
| May | 73° | 50° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 55° – 70° |
| June | 81° | 59° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 65° – 73° |
| July | 84° | 63° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| August | 83° | 61° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| September | 77° | 54° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 62° – 71° |
| October | 65° | 43° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| November | 52° | 33° | 3.0" | 0.4" | 10 | 1 | 37° – 48° |
| December | 41° | 26° | 3.2" | 2.0" | 11 | 4 | 23° – 45° |
| Year | 62° | 42° | 42.1" | 15.4" | 128 | 21 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 19° to 41°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Hocking Township’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Hocking Township’s center.
- Snow: Circleville, OH.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Lancaster, OH, 4 miles from the town’s center, 180 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Hocking Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Hocking Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 54% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 58% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Hocking Township in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 114 nights a year reach 32° or below and 3 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 20°.
How much snow does Hocking Township get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter at Circleville, OH, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 21 days a year.
How hot does it get in Hocking Township?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 63°. About 22 days a year reach 90° (Lancaster, OH).
When is the first and last frost in Hocking Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 22 and the first fall frost by October 24, about 183 frost-free days, at Lancaster, OH.
What growing zone is Hocking Township in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −5°.
What is the best time of year to visit Hocking Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, August, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Hocking Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 74% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Hocking Township.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.