Ripley, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ripley's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 47.9 inches of precipitation and 17 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.9°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,215 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRipley Experiment Farm
- Station IDUSC00337120
- Location38.79°N 83.80°W
- Elevation880 ft (268 m)
- Population1,591
On October 14, the normal high in Ripley is 68°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ripley.
- Jan 40° 17°
- Feb 44° 20°
- Mar 53° 27°
- Apr 66° 37°
- May 75° 48°
- Jun 83° 57°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 85° 58°
- Sep 79° 50°
- Oct 67° 39°
- Nov 54° 30°
- Dec 44° 21°
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 Ripley each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.26 in), the least in September (3.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 17°F | 28.3°F | 3.42 | 6.5 | 12 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 44°F | 20°F | 31.8°F | 3.21 | 5.2 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 27°F | 40.1°F | 4.10 | 2.7 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 37°F | 51.2°F | 4.50 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 48°F | 61.4°F | 5.26 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 83°F | 57°F | 69.5°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 60°F | 73.1°F | 4.93 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 58°F | 71.6°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 50°F | 64.6°F | 3.02 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 39°F | 53.1°F | 3.77 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | 3.26 | 0.6 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 21°F | 32.6°F | 3.86 | 2.1 | 12 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 39°F | 51.6°F | 47.85 | 17.2 | 131 | 21 | 128 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −8°C | −2.1°C | 87 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 6°C | −7°C | −0.1°C | 82 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 12°C | −3°C | 4.5°C | 104 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 19°C | 3°C | 10.7°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 16.3°C | 134 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 14°C | 22.0°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 10°C | 18.1°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C | 83 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 7°C | −6°C | 0.3°C | 98 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00337120; 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 Ripley?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00337120.
When is the last frost in Ripley?
In Ripley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 11 in half of years and before September 28 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 291 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 111 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before October 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ripley in zone 6b in ZIP code 45167, 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 USC00337120; 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 Ripley?
In a normal year in Ripley, 21 days a year reach 90°F, 128 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 131 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 21a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 128a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 21high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 131a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 103°F, on July 22, 1901; the lowest is −28°F, on January 19, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 56.26 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 55.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00337120; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00337120. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Ripley?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ripley, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (59%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 1.9 |
| February | 61% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.6 |
| October | 73% | 3.3 |
| November | 70% | 2.3 |
| December | 59% | 1.6 |
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 Ripley need?
A normal year in Ripley brings 5,620 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 778 cooling degree days, 14% 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 3,172 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,136 | 0 |
| February | 931 | 0 |
| March | 774 | 0 |
| April | 419 | 7 |
| May | 163 | 53 |
| June | 29 | 164 |
| July | 2 | 253 |
| August | 7 | 212 |
| September | 90 | 80 |
| October | 377 | 9 |
| November | 688 | 1 |
| December | 1,004 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,620 | 778 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00337120. 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 Ripley's climate compare?
Ripley is warmer than 52 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.6°F is warmer than 48%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ripley 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 Ripley 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.
- Dover, KY222 people · 5 mi SW
- Germantown, KY143 people · 13 mi SW
- Sardis, KY62 people · 19 mi SW
- Concord, KY18 people · 18 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 Ripley's climate
What is the coldest month in Ripley?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Ripley?
Yes: 17 inches in a normal year, falling on 13 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ripley?
May, with 5.26 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ripley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ripley in zone 6b in ZIP code 45167, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Ripley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Maysville, KY7 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Augusta, KY12 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Chilo, OH21 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Flemingsburg, KY24 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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