Elyria, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Elyria's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 36.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 933 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationElyria Lorain County Airport
- Station IDUSW00004849
- Location41.35°N 82.18°W
- Elevation794 ft (242 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population53,604
On October 22, the normal high in Elyria is 60°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 42%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Elyria.
- Jan 34° 20°
- Feb 36° 21°
- Mar 45° 29°
- Apr 59° 39°
- May 70° 49°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 75° 53°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 49° 34°
- Dec 39° 26°
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 Elyria each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.87 in), the least in February (1.66 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 20°F | 26.7°F | 2.11 | 12 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 36°F | 21°F | 28.8°F | 1.66 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 29°F | 37.0°F | 2.48 | 13 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 39°F | 48.6°F | 3.28 | 14 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 59.6°F | 3.64 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 59°F | 68.9°F | 3.87 | 13 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 62°F | 72.3°F | 3.56 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 60°F | 70.1°F | 3.63 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 53°F | 63.8°F | 3.74 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 43°F | 52.9°F | 3.50 | 14 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 34°F | 41.7°F | 2.96 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 26°F | 32.3°F | 2.29 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 41°F | 50.2°F | 36.72 | 152 | 12 | 115 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −7°C | −2.9°C | 54 mm |
| February | 2°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 42 mm |
| March | 7°C | −2°C | 2.8°C | 63 mm |
| April | 15°C | 4°C | 9.2°C | 83 mm |
| May | 21°C | 10°C | 15.3°C | 92 mm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.5°C | 98 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.4°C | 90 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.2°C | 92 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 17.7°C | 95 mm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 89 mm |
| November | 10°C | 1°C | 5.4°C | 75 mm |
| December | 4°C | −3°C | 0.2°C | 58 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Oberlin (5 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 USW00004849; 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 Elyria?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (12).
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 USW00004849.
When is the last frost in Elyria?
In Elyria, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 24 in half of years and before October 8 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 10; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 241 year in 10 before October 8; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 182 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 11 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elyria in zone 6b in ZIP code 44035. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Elyria's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (23 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 USW00004849; 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 Elyria?
In a normal year in Elyria, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 115 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 152 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 115a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 40high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 152a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1998) is 99°F, on July 21, 2011; the lowest is −15°F, on February 20, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 55.45 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00004849; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00004849. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Elyria?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Elyria, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and January the cloudiest (51%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 445th (with 3 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51% | 1.4 |
| February | 56% | 2.2 |
| March | 62% | 3.4 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 69% | 5.3 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 67% | 2.8 |
| November | 62% | 1.8 |
| December | 51% | 1.2 |
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 Elyria need?
A normal year in Elyria brings 6,045 heating degree days, 13% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 690 cooling degree days, 24% 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 2,930 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,187 | 0 |
| February | 1,015 | 0 |
| March | 868 | 1 |
| April | 497 | 6 |
| May | 215 | 48 |
| June | 39 | 156 |
| July | 5 | 230 |
| August | 14 | 171 |
| September | 103 | 67 |
| October | 386 | 11 |
| November | 701 | 0 |
| December | 1,015 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,045 | 690 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00004849. 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.
Has Elyria been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.7°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.6°F | +2.4°F | 36.20 |
| 2022 | 51.1°F | +0.9°F | 30.31 |
| 2023 | 52.8°F | +2.6°F | 37.29 |
| 2025 | 50.7°F | +0.5°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00004849. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Elyria's climate compare?
Elyria is warmer than 20 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Elyria 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 Elyria share this climate record?
4 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.
- Lorain, OHalso near: North Ridgeville (8 mi, 52.6°F a year); Oberlin (11 mi, 50.1°F a year)65,751 people · 6 mi N
- Amherst, OH13,048 people · 5 mi NW
- Vermilion, OH10,733 people · 8 mi NW
- South Amherst, OH1,566 people · 3 mi W
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 Elyria's climate
What is the coldest month in Elyria?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Elyria?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Elyria's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Oberlin (5 miles away), records 47 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Elyria?
June, with 3.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Elyria in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Elyria in zone 6b in ZIP code 44035. By the same method at Elyria's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Elyria?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Elyria in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Oberlin, OH5 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- North Ridgeville, OH7 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Cleveland, OH17 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Norwalk, OH24 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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