Chippewa Lake, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Chippewa Lake's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 40.5 inches of precipitation and 36 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,030 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationChippewa Lake
- Station IDUSC00331541
- Location41.05°N 81.94°W
- Elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population665
On October 23, the normal high in Chippewa Lake is 58°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 39%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Chippewa Lake.
- Jan 32° 17°
- Feb 35° 18°
- Mar 45° 26°
- Apr 58° 37°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 60°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 61° 41°
- Nov 48° 31°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Chippewa Lake each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.26 in), the least in February (2.23 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 17°F | 24.5°F | 2.88 | 9.9 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 35°F | 18°F | 26.4°F | 2.23 | 8.2 | 13 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 26°F | 35.4°F | 3.08 | 5.6 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 37°F | 47.5°F | 3.71 | 0.6 | 15 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 58.0°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 78°F | 57°F | 67.1°F | 4.26 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | 4.14 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 59°F | 69.6°F | 3.58 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | 3.38 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 41°F | 51.2°F | 3.37 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 31°F | 39.8°F | 2.95 | 1.5 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| December | 37°F | 23°F | 29.8°F | 2.93 | 9.9 | 15 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 39°F | 48.6°F | 40.55 | 35.7 | 152 | 7 | 133 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −8°C | −4.2°C | 73 mm | 25 cm |
| February | 2°C | −8°C | −3.1°C | 57 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 7°C | −3°C | 1.9°C | 78 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 15°C | 3°C | 8.6°C | 94 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 19.5°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9°C | 0°C | 4.3°C | 75 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 3°C | −5°C | −1.2°C | 74 mm | 25 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00331541; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Chippewa Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00331541.
When is the last frost in Chippewa Lake?
In Chippewa Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 5 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 291 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chippewa Lake in zone 6a in ZIP code 44215. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Chippewa Lake's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (22 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 USC00331541; 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 in Chippewa Lake?
In a normal year in Chippewa Lake, 7 days a year reach 90°F, 133 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 152 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 133a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 48high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 152a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 17a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1895) is 103°F, on July 9, 1936; the lowest is −26°F, on January 19, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 48.57 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 72.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00331541; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00331541. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Chippewa Lake?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Chippewa Lake, 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 much heating and cooling does Chippewa Lake need?
A normal year in Chippewa Lake brings 6,526 heating degree days, 21% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 582 cooling degree days, 36% fewer 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 2,703 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,255 | 0 |
| February | 1,081 | 0 |
| March | 920 | 1 |
| April | 531 | 4 |
| May | 251 | 34 |
| June | 58 | 122 |
| July | 12 | 193 |
| August | 19 | 160 |
| September | 121 | 61 |
| October | 435 | 7 |
| November | 755 | 0 |
| December | 1,089 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,526 | 582 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00331541. 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.
How does Chippewa Lake's climate compare?
Chippewa Lake is warmer than 3 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 35. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.6°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Chippewa Lake is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm 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 Chippewa Lake share this climate record?
15 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.
- Medina, OH25,757 people · 7 mi NE
- Wadsworth, OH24,753 people · 11 mi E
- Rittman, OH6,119 people · 10 mi SE
- Lodi, OH2,794 people · 4 mi W
- Seville, OH2,375 people · 4 mi SE
- Creston, OH2,144 people · 6 mi S
- West Salem, OH1,437 people · 11 mi SW
- Sharon Center, OH1,237 people · 11 mi E
- Westfield Center, OH1,214 people · 2 mi S
- Sullivan, OH841 people · 15 mi W
- Spencer, OH694 people · 10 mi W
- Gloria Glens Park, OH374 people · 2 mi E
- Burbank, OH291 people · 5 mi SW
- Sterling, OH236 people · 8 mi SE
- Congress, OH132 people · 11 mi SW
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 Chippewa Lake's climate
What is the coldest month in Chippewa Lake?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Chippewa Lake?
Yes: 36 inches in a normal year, falling on 19 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Chippewa Lake?
June, with 4.26 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.23 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Chippewa Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Chippewa Lake in zone 6a in ZIP code 44215. By the same method at Chippewa Lake's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Chippewa Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wooster, OH20 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Oberlin, OH22 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- North Ridgeville, OH24 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Elyria, OH24 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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