Ravenna, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ravenna's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 43.1 inches of precipitation and 45 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.5°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,094 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRavenna (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00336949
- Location41.13°N 81.28°W
- Elevation1,107 ft (337 m)
- Population11,236
On October 23, the normal high in Ravenna is 59°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ravenna.
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 17°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 59° 36°
- May 71° 47°
- Jun 81° 56°
- Jul 85° 60°
- Aug 82° 58°
- Sep 75° 51°
- Oct 63° 40°
- Nov 49° 31°
- Dec 39° 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 Ravenna each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.51 in), the least in February (2.52 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 17°F | 25.5°F | 3.07 | 14.4 | 16 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 17°F | 27.0°F | 2.52 | 11.0 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 25°F | 35.1°F | 3.20 | 7.3 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 36°F | 47.1°F | 3.72 | 0.9 | 13 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 59.0°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 56°F | 68.6°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 4.51 | 0.0 | 11 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 58°F | 69.6°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 51°F | 62.7°F | 4.19 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 40°F | 51.3°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 31°F | 40.0°F | 2.98 | 2.1 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| December | 39°F | 23°F | 31.4°F | 3.11 | 9.3 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 38°F | 49.1°F | 43.07 | 45.0 | 148 | 16 | 126 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −8°C | −3.6°C | 78 mm | 37 cm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 64 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 8°C | −4°C | 1.7°C | 81 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 94 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 20.9°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 11°C | 17.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 76 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C | 79 mm | 24 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00336949; 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 Ravenna?
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 (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 USC00336949.
When is the last frost in Ravenna?
In Ravenna, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 14 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 211 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 189 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 213 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ravenna in zone 6a in ZIP code 44266, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Ohio · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00336949; 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 Ravenna?
In a normal year in Ravenna, 16 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 126 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 148 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 126a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 38high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 148a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00336949.
How sunny is Ravenna?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ravenna, 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 Ravenna need?
A normal year in Ravenna brings 6,398 heating degree days, 19% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 645 cooling degree days, 29% 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 2,765 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,226 | 0 |
| February | 1,064 | 0 |
| March | 927 | 0 |
| April | 539 | 1 |
| May | 227 | 41 |
| June | 38 | 146 |
| July | 6 | 232 |
| August | 17 | 159 |
| September | 130 | 61 |
| October | 433 | 7 |
| November | 750 | 0 |
| December | 1,043 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,398 | 645 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00336949. 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 Ravenna been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 49.3°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 49.1°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.6°F | +1.5°F | 44.68 | 22.0 |
| 2022 | 48.9°F | −0.2°F | 36.95 | 55.5 |
| 2023 | 51.0°F | +1.9°F | 41.85 | 21.0 |
| 2024 | 52.2°F | +3.1°F | 45.95 | 18.0 |
| 2025 | 49.3°F | +0.2°F | 40.19 | 43.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00336949. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ravenna's climate compare?
Ravenna is warmer than 7 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 66. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.1°F is warmer than 36%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ravenna 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 Ravenna share this climate record?
10 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.
- Kent, OH27,720 people · 4 mi W
- Aurora, OH17,985 people · 12 mi N
- Streetsboro, OH17,877 people · 8 mi NW
- Brimfield, OH3,144 people · 4 mi SW
- Mantua, OH1,014 people · 11 mi N
- Atwater, OH1,007 people · 10 mi SE
- Brady Lake, OH980 people · 3 mi NW
- Bolton, OH569 people · 16 mi SE
- Sugar Bush Knolls, OH218 people · 6 mi NW
- Limaville, OH103 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 Ravenna's climate
What is the coldest month in Ravenna?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Ravenna?
Yes: 45 inches in a normal year, falling on 28 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (14.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ravenna?
July, with 4.51 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.52 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ravenna in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ravenna in zone 6a in ZIP code 44266, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Ravenna?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; 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
- Stow, OH9 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Akron Fulton International Airport, OH12 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Akron, OH17 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Hiram, OH19 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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