North Ridgeville, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
North Ridgeville's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 42.0 inches of precipitation and 44 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.4°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,066 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationElyria (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00332599
- Location41.38°N 82.06°W
- Elevation730 ft (223 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population37,504
On October 14, the normal high in North Ridgeville is 66°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 34%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for North Ridgeville.
- Jan 36° 22°
- Feb 40° 23°
- Mar 49° 30°
- Apr 63° 40°
- May 73° 51°
- Jun 81° 60°
- Jul 85° 65°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 77° 56°
- Oct 65° 46°
- Nov 52° 36°
- 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 in North Ridgeville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.13 in), the least in February (2.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 22°F | 28.9°F | 2.84 | 12.9 | 14 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 23°F | 31.2°F | 2.37 | 10.2 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 30°F | 39.6°F | 2.99 | 7.6 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 40°F | 51.4°F | 3.75 | 1.9 | 13 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 62.0°F | 3.94 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 60°F | 70.6°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 74.8°F | 4.13 | 0.0 | 10 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 83°F | 63°F | 72.9°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 56°F | 66.6°F | 4.05 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 46°F | 55.5°F | 3.63 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 36°F | 44.0°F | 3.04 | 2.2 | 12 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 41°F | 27°F | 34.1°F | 3.07 | 8.8 | 14 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 43°F | 52.6°F | 41.96 | 43.6 | 135 | 19 | 115 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −6°C | −1.7°C | 72 mm | 33 cm |
| February | 4°C | −5°C | −0.4°C | 60 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 9°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 76 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 95 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 8°C | 13.1°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 2°C | 6.7°C | 77 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 5°C | −3°C | 1.2°C | 78 mm | 22 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00332599; 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 North Ridgeville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00332599.
When is the last frost in North Ridgeville?
In North Ridgeville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 17 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 221 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 192 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 215 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Ridgeville in zone 6b in ZIP code 44039. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, North Ridgeville's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (21 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 USC00332599; 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 North Ridgeville?
In a normal year in North Ridgeville, 19 days a year reach 90°F, 115 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 135 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 19a 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
- 31high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 135a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 104°F, on June 25, 1988; the lowest is −22°F, on January 19, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 48.21 in; the snowiest season is 2004–05, with 75.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00332599; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00332599. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is North Ridgeville?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around North Ridgeville, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and January the cloudiest (51%).
| 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 North Ridgeville need?
A normal year in North Ridgeville brings 5,436 heating degree days, 1% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 963 cooling degree days, 6% 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 3,420 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,119 | 0 |
| February | 946 | 0 |
| March | 790 | 3 |
| April | 424 | 14 |
| May | 161 | 70 |
| June | 27 | 195 |
| July | 1 | 305 |
| August | 3 | 250 |
| September | 62 | 110 |
| October | 313 | 17 |
| November | 632 | 1 |
| December | 958 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,436 | 963 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00332599. 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 North Ridgeville's climate compare?
North Ridgeville is warmer than 70 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 54. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.6°F is warmer than 52%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, North Ridgeville 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 North Ridgeville share this climate record?
7 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.
- Avon Lake, OH26,342 people · 8 mi N
- Avon, OH25,573 people · 5 mi NE
- Sheffield Lake, OH9,035 people · 8 mi N
- Grafton, OH5,804 people · 7 mi S
- Sheffield, OH4,605 people · 6 mi N
- Eaton Estates, OH1,217 people · 6 mi S
- Valley City, OH696 people · 12 mi SE
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 North Ridgeville's climate
What is the coldest month in North Ridgeville?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in North Ridgeville?
Yes: 44 inches in a normal year, falling on 30 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (12.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in North Ridgeville?
July, with 4.13 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is North Ridgeville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts North Ridgeville in zone 6b in ZIP code 44039. By the same method at North Ridgeville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in North Ridgeville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Elyria, OH7 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Cleveland, OH11 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Oberlin, OH11 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Chippewa Lake, OH24 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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