Akron Fulton International Airport, Ohio climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Akron Fulton International Airport's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 32.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C, 826 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAkron Fulton International Airport
- Station IDUSW00014813
- Location41.04°N 81.46°W
- Elevation1,044 ft (318 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Akron Fulton International Airport is 62°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 37%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Akron Fulton International Airport.
- Jan 37° 21°
- Feb 40° 22°
- Mar 49° 30°
- Apr 62° 40°
- May 73° 51°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 55°
- Oct 65° 44°
- Nov 52° 35°
- Dec 41° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Akron Fulton International Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.67 in), the least in February (1.45 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 21°F | 28.8°F | 1.83 | 10 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 22°F | 31.0°F | 1.45 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 30°F | 39.4°F | 2.48 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 40°F | 51.1°F | 2.83 | 12 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 61.7°F | 3.56 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 60°F | 70.4°F | 3.67 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 85°F | 64°F | 74.5°F | 3.65 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 62°F | 73.0°F | 3.00 | 10 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 55°F | 65.9°F | 3.18 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 44°F | 54.4°F | 2.53 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 43.1°F | 2.32 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| December | 41°F | 27°F | 33.9°F | 2.01 | 11 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 43°F | 52.3°F | 32.51 | 133 | 14 | 118 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 46 mm |
| February | 4°C | −5°C | −0.6°C | 37 mm |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.1°C | 63 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.5°C | 90 mm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 93 mm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 93 mm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 76 mm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 81 mm |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 12.4°C | 64 mm |
| November | 11°C | 1°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm |
| December | 5°C | −3°C | 1.1°C | 51 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Akron (9 miles away), gets 47 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014813; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Akron Fulton International Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014813.
When is the last frost at Akron Fulton International Airport?
In Akron Fulton International Airport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 28 in half of years and before October 12 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 241 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 186 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Akron Fulton International Airport in zone 6b in ZIP code 44306, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Ohio · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00014813; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Akron Fulton International Airport?
In a normal year in Akron Fulton International Airport, 14 days a year reach 90°F, 118 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 133 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 118a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 38high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 133a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1887) is 104°F, on August 6, 1918; the lowest is −20°F, on January 31, 2026.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 53.76 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00014813; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00014813. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Akron Fulton International Airport?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Akron Fulton International Airport, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (48%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 1.4 |
| February | 57% | 2.2 |
| March | 60% | 3.2 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 70% | 5.3 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 64% | 2.7 |
| November | 60% | 1.8 |
| December | 48% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Akron Fulton International Airport record?
A normal year at Akron Fulton International Airport brings 5,538 heating degree days, 3% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 934 cooling degree days, 3% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,356 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,120 | 0 |
| February | 952 | 0 |
| March | 796 | 1 |
| April | 426 | 9 |
| May | 168 | 65 |
| June | 27 | 190 |
| July | 2 | 298 |
| August | 5 | 251 |
| September | 75 | 102 |
| October | 345 | 17 |
| November | 658 | 1 |
| December | 964 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,538 | 934 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014813. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Akron Fulton International Airport been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 54.4°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.3°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.8°F | +2.5°F | 21.19 |
| 2022 | 53.3°F | +1.0°F | 20.55 |
| 2023 | 54.1°F | +1.8°F | 20.04 |
| 2024 | 54.4°F | +2.1°F | 17.01 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00014813. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Akron Fulton International Airport's climate compare?
Akron Fulton International Airport is warmer than 65 of the 99 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Akron Fulton International Airport is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Akron Fulton International Airport share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Barberton, OH24,624 people · 8 mi W
- Norton, OH11,423 people · 9 mi W
- Portage Lakes, OH6,199 people · 4 mi SW
- Mogadore, OH3,819 people · 3 mi E
- Doylestown, OH3,077 people · 13 mi W
- Lakemore, OH2,915 people · 2 mi SE
- Sawyerwood, OH1,437 people · 1 mi E
- Suffield, OH1,291 people · 7 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Akron Fulton International Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Akron Fulton International Airport?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow at Akron Fulton International Airport?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Akron (9 miles away), records 47 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Akron Fulton International Airport?
June, with 3.67 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.45 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Akron Fulton International Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Akron Fulton International Airport in zone 6b in ZIP code 44306, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Akron Fulton International Airport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Stow, OH7 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Akron, OH9 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Ravenna, OH12 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Chippewa Lake, OH25 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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