Kirtland, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kirtland's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 48.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.9°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,223 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationKirtland-Holden 2
- Station IDUSC00334260
- Location41.62°N 81.30°W
- Elevation1,030 ft (314 m)
- Population6,914
On October 14, the normal high in Kirtland is 62°F and the normal low 45°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 Kirtland.
- Jan 34° 19°
- Feb 36° 20°
- Mar 45° 28°
- Apr 58° 38°
- May 69° 49°
- Jun 77° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 80° 61°
- Sep 74° 55°
- Oct 62° 45°
- Nov 49° 35°
- Dec 39° 25°
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 Kirtland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.23 in), the least in February (2.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 19°F | 26.4°F | 3.51 | 19 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 36°F | 20°F | 28.1°F | 2.66 | 14 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 28°F | 36.4°F | 3.27 | 13 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 38°F | 48.0°F | 4.10 | 14 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 58.9°F | 4.13 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 77°F | 58°F | 67.7°F | 4.03 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 62°F | 72.0°F | 5.23 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 61°F | 70.3°F | 4.36 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 55°F | 64.4°F | 4.55 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 45°F | 53.2°F | 3.92 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 35°F | 42.0°F | 4.14 | 16 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 25°F | 31.9°F | 4.25 | 17 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 41°F | 49.9°F | 48.15 | 169 | 8 | 124 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −7°C | −3.1°C | 89 mm |
| February | 2°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 68 mm |
| March | 7°C | −2°C | 2.4°C | 83 mm |
| April | 14°C | 3°C | 8.9°C | 104 mm |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 14.9°C | 105 mm |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 102 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 133 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 111 mm |
| September | 23°C | 13°C | 18.0°C | 116 mm |
| October | 17°C | 7°C | 11.8°C | 100 mm |
| November | 10°C | 2°C | 5.6°C | 105 mm |
| December | 4°C | −4°C | −0.1°C | 108 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Chardon (6 miles away), gets 114 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00334260; 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 Kirtland?
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 USC00334260.
When is the last frost in Kirtland?
In Kirtland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 15 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 261 year in 10 after May 14; 9 in 10 after April 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 184 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 16 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kirtland in zone 6b in ZIP code 44094.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Ohio · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00334260; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Kirtland?
In a normal year in Kirtland, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 124 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 169 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 124a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 44high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 169a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00334260.
How sunny is Kirtland?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kirtland, 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 Kirtland need?
A normal year in Kirtland brings 6,135 heating degree days, 14% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 686 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 2,913 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,196 | 0 |
| February | 1,032 | 0 |
| March | 888 | 1 |
| April | 517 | 6 |
| May | 230 | 41 |
| June | 58 | 139 |
| July | 9 | 226 |
| August | 16 | 182 |
| September | 96 | 79 |
| October | 378 | 12 |
| November | 690 | 0 |
| December | 1,024 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,135 | 686 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00334260. 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 Kirtland's climate compare?
Kirtland is warmer than 13 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 88. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.9°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Kirtland 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 Kirtland share this climate record?
36 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.
- Euclid, OH48,421 people · 11 mi W
- Cleveland Heights, OH44,064 people · 15 mi SW
- Shaker Heights, OH28,689 people · 16 mi SW
- Willoughby, OH24,208 people · 6 mi W
- Solon, OH23,875 people · 18 mi SW
- South Euclid, OH21,363 people · 13 mi SW
- Mayfield Heights, OH19,886 people · 11 mi SW
- Eastlake, OH17,423 people · 7 mi W
- Willowick, OH14,159 people · 9 mi W
- Beachwood, OH13,820 people · 14 mi SW
- Lyndhurst, OH13,700 people · 12 mi SW
- Warrensville Heights, OH13,450 people · 17 mi SW
- East Cleveland, OH13,402 people · 16 mi SW
- University Heights, OH13,265 people · 15 mi SW
- Wickliffe, OH12,659 people · 9 mi W
- Bedford Heights, OH10,791 people · 18 mi SW
- Richmond Heights, OH10,552 people · 11 mi W
- Willoughby Hills, OH9,986 people · 7 mi W
- Highland Heights, OH8,612 people · 10 mi SW
- Pepper Pike, OH6,881 people · 13 mi SW
- Chesterland, OH6,862 people · 7 mi SW
- Chagrin Falls, OH4,118 people · 14 mi S
- South Russell, OH3,923 people · 13 mi S
- Orange, OH3,544 people · 15 mi SW
- Moreland Hills, OH3,489 people · 14 mi SW
- Mayfield, OH3,324 people · 8 mi SW
- Gates Mills, OH2,250 people · 8 mi SW
- Bratenahl, OH1,404 people · 16 mi W
- Bentleyville, OH887 people · 15 mi SW
- Hunting Valley, OH780 people · 11 mi SW
- Highland Hills, OH697 people · 16 mi SW
- Kirtland Hills, OH691 people · 2 mi NW
- Woodmere, OH639 people · 14 mi SW
- Timberlake, OH609 people · 8 mi NW
- Waite Hill, OH528 people · 5 mi W
- Lakeline, OH211 people · 9 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 Kirtland's climate
What is the coldest month in Kirtland?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Kirtland?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Kirtland's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Chardon (6 miles away), records 114 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Kirtland?
July, with 5.23 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Kirtland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kirtland in zone 6b in ZIP code 44094.
How late can frost come in Kirtland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Chardon, OH6 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Painesville, OH9 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Hiram, OH26 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Cleveland, OH32 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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