October is Ohio's best month, according to readers
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Our readers have spoken: October is their favorite month.
Why it matters: While lots of you love this time of year, June couldn't conquer cool fall nights full of changing leaves, apple-picking, bonfires and Buckeyes football.
By the numbers: October earned an average rating of 4.7/5 stars in a survey of nearly 200 Axios Columbus readers.
- It edged out May (4.0), June and September (both 4.2) for the crown.
What they're saying: September and October supporters shared lots of views on the yearly shift from summer to fall.
- "The heat is gone, the leaves are turning, the days are crisp. And who doesn't love putting on a cozy sweater?" said one October fan.
- "No better place in the world than fall in Columbus," another declared.
Our favorite take: "If I was naming a band I would call it 'Ohio's September.'"
🎃 Between the lines: Yes, the Buckeyes kick off Labor Day weekend, but it seems Halloween's growing popularity gave October an edge.
Yes, but: Our other big time of transition, spring, didn't fall far behind.
🌷 May got lots of flowers for its, well, flowers.
- "It's the smells of May that I love: lilac, peony and assorted foliage I can't name."
😎 And June received praise for its abundant festivals — there are several this weekend — and no school.
- It's the "start of summer and everyone is happy and unthawing," one reader wrote, and the city "starts coming alive."
The other side: Unsurprisingly, the frigid months of January (1.6), February (1.7) and March (2.3) were the bottom three in our survey.
- Nobody said January is the best, though one reader with a February birthday did say it's their top choice. (That's fair.)
The bottom line: As our friends at Axios Twin Cities noted — we Midwesterners live here for the four seasons, even if we only like three of them.
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