Will Pipes Freeze in Paulding County, OH? 56 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Paulding County
In a normal year Paulding County, OH gets 56 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 69% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs November to March, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 136 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 56 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 22 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 8 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 56 nights of risk to 22 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 10/19, last around 04/25. For 20°F: 11/24 to 03/23.
How cold Paulding County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 20°F; the coldest month, January, averages 17°F overnight. 8 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, December: 22 nights a year, and 8 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17°F | 19°F | 27°F | 37°F | 49°F | 60°F | 62°F | 60°F | 53°F | 42°F | 32°F | 23°F |
Paulding County next to its neighbours
Defiance County, OH, 24 km north, gets 48 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County, OH | - | 136 nights | 56 nights | 17°F |
| Defiance County, OH | 24 km north | 125 nights | 48 nights | 18°F |
| Van Wert County, OH | 29 km south | 125 nights | 49 nights | 18°F |
| Putnam County, OH | 39 km east | 124 nights | 47 nights | 19°F |
| Allen County, IN | 41 km west | 128 nights | 48 nights | 18°F |
| DeKalb County, IN | 47 km northwest | 134 nights | 54 nights | 17°F |
| Henry County, OH | 49 km northeast | 129 nights | 54 nights | 17°F |
Paulding County within OH
Paulding County ranks 3 of 88 OH counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Williams County, OH at 61 nights, with a 19°F average winter low. The fewest is Scioto County, OH: 28 nights, winter lows near 24°F. At 726 ft, Paulding County sits 190 ft below the state's median county elevation of 916 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
At this many nights, foam alone is not the answer: insulate or heat tape?.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Paulding, OH, 1 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. Why elevation is part of the blend: how county numbers are made.