Ohio Climate: Rankings, Normals and Frost Dates by Town

How Ohio is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Ohio: 72.1°F (+0.3 °F against 1991-2020), the 42nd warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Ohio: 6.88 in (+3.37 in against 1991-2020), the wettest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Ohio: 54.1°F (+0.9 °F against 1991-2020), the 17th warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Ohio: 32.14 in (+3.31 in against 1991-2020), the 13th wettest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 76.4°F in 1947
Coolest August: 65.1°F in 1927
Wettest August: 6.88 in in 2026
Driest August: 1.09 in in 2025

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Akron Canton Rgnl AP	61.2°F	42.1°F	41.57 in	47.2 in	April 24	October 26
Akron Fulton Intl AP	62.1°F	42.5°F	32.51 in		April 24	October 28
Ashtabula CO AP	58.2°F	39.5°F	37.07 in		May 2	October 21
Cincinnati	62.4°F	42.8°F	42.40 in		April 19	October 22
Cincinnati Lunken AP	65.4°F	44.2°F	43.40 in		April 16	October 25
Cleveland	60.7°F	44.0°F	41.03 in	63.8 in	April 20	November 3
Cleveland Burke AP	58.9°F	45.8°F	33.34 in		April 8	November 12
Columbus Ohio State Univ AP	62.1°F	42.6°F	35.76 in		April 22	October 23
Columbus Port Columbus Intl AP	63.0°F	44.0°F	41.57 in	28.2 in	April 18	October 27
Dayton Intl AP	63.4°F	44.5°F	41.33 in	25.0 in	April 16	October 28
Dayton Wright Bros AP	64.2°F	44.0°F	40.97 in		April 17	October 26
Defiance Mem AP	59.5°F	40.5°F	32.95 in		April 28	October 17
Elyria Lorain CO AP	59.2°F	41.2°F	36.72 in		April 24	October 24
Findlay AP	61.9°F	42.9°F	33.80 in		April 19	October 23
Hamilton Butler CO Rgnl AP	65.1°F	42.5°F	41.42 in		April 22	October 18
Lancaster Fairfield AP	63.1°F	41.2°F	40.30 in		April 26	October 13
Lima Allen CO AP	60.7°F	42.2°F	35.77 in		April 22	October 22
Mansfield Lahm Muni AP	59.9°F	41.2°F	42.49 in	49.2 in	April 26	October 22
Marion Muni AP	60.6°F	41.1°F	37.55 in		April 24	October 20
New Philadelphia Fld	61.9°F	41.6°F	38.67 in		April 26	October 21
Newark Heath AP	64.1°F	42.3°F	38.77 in		April 22	October 18
Sandusky	59.2°F	44.8°F	34.03 in		April 10	November 5
Toledo Express AP	61.9°F	42.6°F	35.01 in	37.4 in	April 22	October 24
Toledo Metcalf Fld	60.2°F	42.6°F	32.36 in		April 20	October 27
Wooster 3 Sse	59.4°F	41.0°F	41.31 in		April 24	October 21
Wooster Wayne CO AP	59.6°F	39.5°F	36.86 in		April 29	October 14
Youngstown Rgnl AP	59.7°F	40.1°F	41.19 in	67.8 in	May 1	October 17
Zanesville Muni AP	63.3°F	42.6°F	38.57 in		April 26	October 19

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.