Elyria Lorain County, OH Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Elyria Lorain County's primary NOAA station, ELYRIA LORAIN CO AP.
The climate verdict for Elyria Lorain County
Elyria Lorain County, Ohio has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 50°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 50°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 36.7"
- yearly precipitation total
- 183 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Elyria Lorain County: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00004849 · Elyria Lorain County, OH 50°F mean · 36.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-MID #2,813
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wooster
- PRCP-MID 36.7"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,045 HDD
- STN-1 USW00004849
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Wooster Exp Station, OH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OH station list.
- Elyria Lorain C… (this station) 50°F
- Cold State College, PA 50°F
- Hot Millersburg, OH 50°F
- Near Wooster, OH 50°F
- Near Karval, CO 50°F
Climate Living Index · Elyria Lorain County
Elyria Lorain County: 60/100 · grade C
Elyria Lorain County publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Elyria Lorain County, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 36.7 in · 1.7 from 35 in | 92/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 125 calendar days | 62/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 183 days/year | 52/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.2°F · 17.3° from 67.5°F | 41/100 · D |
Elyria Lorain County · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Elyria Lorain County is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 26.7°F and warmest-month mean 72.3°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 72.3°F
- Coldest month
- 26.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Elyria Lorain County sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Elyria Lorain County's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 41st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 51st percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 62nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Elyria Lorain County compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Elyria Lorain County's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F (1°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 2.1" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 36°F (2°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.7" | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 45°F (7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.5" | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.3" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 3.6" | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| June | 79°F (26°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.5" | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| November | 49°F (10°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.0" | 12.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 2.3" | 22.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 8, short of 90°F on every date, while 125 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near January 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 26, then returns to freezing around November 23, covering 125 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 10, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 9 at 38%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 152 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 20 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Elyria Lorain County.
Where Elyria Lorain County Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Elyria Lorain County earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
12.3 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
13.9 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
13.9 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
Elyria Lorain County spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 17%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Elyria Lorain County has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 3.9" and February 1.7". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Elyria Lorain County's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 152 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 36.7" between them, or roughly 0.24 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 24
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 24
50% probability date
Growing Season
183 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,045
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
690
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OH closest to Elyria Lorain County on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (50°F here).
- Ainsworth, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Aurora, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Blair, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Bloomington, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (36.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Maquoketa, IA 36.7" · 0.0" off
- Paw Paw, IL 36.8" · 0.0" off
- Adrian, MI 36.7" · 0.0" off
- Preston, MN 36.8" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Elyria Lorain County's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Elyria Lorain County's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,045 annual heating degree days against 690 for cooling. Its 45.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Elyria Lorain County's frost-free season lasts about 183 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Elyria Lorain County's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.6°F. The annual average is 50°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Elyria Lorain County's 36.7 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Elyria Lorain County's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Elyria Lorain County, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Elyria Lorain County's primary station: ELYRIA LORAIN CO AP (USW00004849). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Elyria Lorain County; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Elyria Lorain County comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.