Steubenville, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Steubenville's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 43.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.5°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,096 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSteubenville
- Station IDUSC00338025
- Location40.38°N 80.63°W
- Elevation992 ft (302 m)
- Population18,029
On October 23, the normal high in Steubenville is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 37%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Steubenville.
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 21°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 62° 38°
- May 72° 49°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 76° 54°
- Oct 64° 42°
- Nov 51° 32°
- Dec 41° 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 Steubenville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.90 in), the least in February (2.51 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 19°F | 27.9°F | 3.46 | 17 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 21°F | 30.3°F | 2.51 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 27°F | 38.0°F | 3.24 | 13 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 38°F | 50.0°F | 3.65 | 14 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 60.3°F | 4.29 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 79°F | 58°F | 68.6°F | 4.90 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 83°F | 63°F | 72.7°F | 4.02 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 61°F | 71.3°F | 3.54 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 54°F | 64.8°F | 3.81 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 42°F | 52.7°F | 3.42 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 32°F | 41.5°F | 3.17 | 12 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| December | 41°F | 25°F | 33.0°F | 3.15 | 14 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 41°F | 50.9°F | 43.16 | 152 | 11 | 116 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −7°C | −2.3°C | 88 mm |
| February | 4°C | −6°C | −0.9°C | 64 mm |
| March | 9°C | −3°C | 3.3°C | 82 mm |
| April | 17°C | 3°C | 10.0°C | 93 mm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 109 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 124 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 102 mm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 90 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 97 mm |
| October | 18°C | 6°C | 11.5°C | 87 mm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.3°C | 81 mm |
| December | 5°C | −4°C | 0.6°C | 80 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Pike Island(lock & Dam) (16 miles away), gets 15 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00338025; 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 Steubenville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00338025.
When is the last frost in Steubenville?
In Steubenville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 6 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 15; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 175 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 18 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Steubenville in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 43952, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Steubenville's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (15 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 USC00338025; 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.
What hardiness zone is each Steubenville ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Steubenville's 2 ZIP code areas are all in zone 6b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Steubenville?
In a normal year in Steubenville, 11 days a year reach 90°F, 116 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 152 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 116a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 30high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 152a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1941) is 102°F, on July 16, 1988; the lowest is −22°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1990, with 59.93 in; the snowiest season is 1960–61, with 70.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00338025; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00338025. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Steubenville?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Steubenville, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | 1.6 |
| February | 59% | 2.4 |
| March | 61% | 3.4 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 2.9 |
| November | 65% | 2.0 |
| December | 52% | 1.3 |
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 Steubenville need?
A normal year in Steubenville brings 5,828 heating degree days, 8% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 733 cooling degree days, 19% 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 3,047 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,151 | 0 |
| February | 972 | 0 |
| March | 837 | 0 |
| April | 456 | 6 |
| May | 192 | 46 |
| June | 35 | 144 |
| July | 4 | 242 |
| August | 9 | 205 |
| September | 87 | 81 |
| October | 388 | 8 |
| November | 707 | 0 |
| December | 992 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,828 | 733 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00338025. 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 Steubenville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.0°F, 0.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.9°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.3°F | +1.4°F | 42.67 |
| 2025 | 51.0°F | +0.1°F | 26.75 |
Over 62 complete years from 1942 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.2°F per century (+0.07°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00338025; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Steubenville's climate compare?
Steubenville is warmer than 37 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 69. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.9°F is warmer than 44%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Steubenville 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 Steubenville share this climate record?
19 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.
- Weirton, WV18,317 people · 4 mi NE
- Follansbee, WV2,686 people · 3 mi SE
- Wellsburg, WV2,280 people · 7 mi S
- Hooverson Heights, WV2,156 people · 5 mi SE
- Burgettstown, PA1,401 people · 12 mi E
- Midway, PA914 people · 18 mi E
- Bethany, WV753 people · 12 mi S
- Avella, PA702 people · 11 mi SE
- Paris, PA657 people · 7 mi E
- Hickory, PA652 people · 18 mi E
- Langeloth, PA635 people · 11 mi E
- Slovan, PA611 people · 13 mi E
- Atlasburg, PA604 people · 13 mi E
- Beech Bottom, WV516 people · 11 mi S
- Joffre, PA450 people · 14 mi E
- Southview, PA234 people · 20 mi E
- Cross Creek, PA175 people · 12 mi E
- Bulger, PA167 people · 16 mi E
- Colliers, WV15 people · 5 mi E
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 Steubenville's climate
What is the coldest month in Steubenville?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Steubenville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Steubenville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Pike Island(lock & Dam) (16 miles away), records 15 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Steubenville?
June, with 4.90 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.51 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Steubenville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Steubenville in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 43952, the largest). By the same method at Steubenville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Steubenville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- New Cumberland, WV11 miles from this station, 51.9°F a year
- Wheeling, WV14 miles from this station, 52.2°F a year
- Pike Island(lock & Dam), WV16 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Cadiz, OH21 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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