NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
Ohio Climate Data
Climate normals for 128 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Ohio's 266-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 52°F (11°C)51.6°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Cooler than median
- annual precipitation
- 41.1"41.1 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Drier than median
- annual snowfall
- 28.7"28.7 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- More snow than median
- locations / stations
- 128 / 266State coverage: 128 locations / 266 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
Ohio's climate in one line
Ohio averages 52°F a year - cooler than 54% of U.S. states, spanning Dorset at 48°F to S Point at 56°F.
- 52°F
- statewide average · 46th percentile of states
- 41"
- average annual precipitation
- 78/100
- most comfortable: Cincinnati-fernbank
- 128
- station-mapped locations · 266 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 128 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Ohio ranks among all 50 states
Ohio's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52°F 46th percentile cooler than 54% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). This entry sits in this band.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Ohio in the national rankings
- Ranks #24 coldest of 50 states at 51.6°F annual average, 1.5°F below the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 30.4°F, the #23 coldest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 30.7% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (10 measured locations), the #43 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
Ohio in the national climate landscape
Ohio averages 51.6°F and 41.1 inches of annual precipitation across 128 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the cooler and drier half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
Ohio Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Ohio sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Ohio) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in Ohio
128 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Canton Rgnl | 52°F | 61°F | 42°F | 41.6" | 47.2" | 63/100 |
| Akron Fulton | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 32.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Ashland | 50°F | 60°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ashtabula County | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 37.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Athens OU | 52°F | 63°F | 42°F | 41.6" | 17.6" | 68/100 |
| Barnesville | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bellefontaine | 51°F | 60°F | 41°F | 42.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Beverly Stp | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 44.5" | 15.7" | 68/100 |
| Bowling Green Wwtp | 51°F | 60°F | 42°F | 35.2" | 21.3" | 63/100 |
| Bryan | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 37.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Bucyrus | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 38.5" | 23.3" | 63/100 |
| Cadiz | 51°F | 60°F | 42°F | 42.6" | 25.8" | 63/100 |
| Caldwell | 52°F | 63°F | 40°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cambridge | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 41.3" | 17.4" | 64/100 |
| Carpenter | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 43.1" | 17.7" | 64/100 |
| Celina | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 39.8" | 28.8" | 59/100 |
| Centerburg | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 44.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Chardon | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 50.7" | 113.7" | 44/100 |
| Cheviot | 54°F | 63°F | 44°F | 48.2" | 16.0" | 68/100 |
| Chillicothe Mound City | 54°F | 64°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 42.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Chippewa Lake | 49°F | 58°F | 39°F | 40.5" | 35.7" | 59/100 |
| Cincinnati | 53°F | 62°F | 43°F | 42.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Cincinnati Lunken | 55°F | 65°F | 44°F | 43.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Cincinnati-fernbank | 55°F | 65°F | 45°F | 47.5" | 11.4" | 78/100 |
| Circleville | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 40.9" | 15.4" | 68/100 |
| Cleveland | 52°F | 61°F | 44°F | 41.0" | 63.8" | 58/100 |
| Cleveland Burke | 52°F | 59°F | 46°F | 33.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Columbus | 54°F | 63°F | 44°F | 41.6" | 28.2" | 63/100 |
| Columbus Ohio State Univ | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 35.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Columbus Wcmh | 53°F | 63°F | 43°F | 44.7" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Columbus-valley Crossing | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 43.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Coshocton Ag Rsch Stn | 52°F | 61°F | 43°F | 39.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Coshocton Wpc Plt | 51°F | 62°F | 41°F | 43.6" | 15.3" | 64/100 |
| Danville | 49°F | 60°F | 38°F | 42.4" | 41.6" | 59/100 |
| Dayton | 54°F | 63°F | 45°F | 41.3" | 25.0" | 63/100 |
| Dayton Mcd | 53°F | 63°F | 43°F | 41.6" | 12.3" | 68/100 |
| Dayton Wright Bros | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 41.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Defiance | 50°F | 60°F | 41°F | 37.7" | 24.2" | 63/100 |
| Defiance Mem | 50°F | 60°F | 41°F | 33.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Dennison Wtr Wks | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 42.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Dorset | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 46.9" | 89.9" | 54/100 |
| Eaton | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 43.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Elyria | 53°F | 62°F | 43°F | 42.0" | 43.6" | 63/100 |
| Elyria Lorain County | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | 36.7" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fairfield | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 45.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Findlay | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 33.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Findlay Wpcc | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 37.7" | 23.8" | 63/100 |
| Franklin | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 42.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Fredericktown | 49°F | 60°F | 37°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fremont | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 38.2" | 26.2" | 59/100 |
| Fremont Ag Stn | 51°F | 60°F | 42°F | 34.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Galion Wtr Wks | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 43.0" | 25.9" | 59/100 |
| Gallipolis | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 44.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Greenville Wtp | 52°F | 62°F | 42°F | 40.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Hamilton Butler County Rgnl | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 41.4" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Hannibal Locks & Dam | 52°F | 63°F | 41°F | 45.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Hicksville | 50°F | 61°F | 40°F | 35.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Hillsboro | 52°F | 64°F | 41°F | 46.7" | 18.1" | 64/100 |
| Hiram | 48°F | 58°F | 38°F | 44.1" | 62.9" | 54/100 |
| Hoytville | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 36.0" | 23.0" | 59/100 |
| Huntsville | 52°F | 63°F | 41°F | 41.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Jackson | 52°F | 61°F | 42°F | 45.1" | 20.7" | 63/100 |
| Kenton | 51°F | 60°F | 41°F | 37.6" | 25.8" | 63/100 |
| Kirtland-holden | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | 48.1" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lancaster | 53°F | 63°F | 43°F | 40.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lancaster Fairfield | 52°F | 63°F | 41°F | 40.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Lima Allen County | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 35.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lima Wwtp | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 41.2" | 18.5" | 68/100 |
| Logan | 52°F | 64°F | 40°F | 43.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| London Fish Hatchery | 50°F | 60°F | 41°F | 42.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Lucasville | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mansfield | 50°F | 61°F | 40°F | 42.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Mansfield Lahm Muni | 51°F | 60°F | 41°F | 42.5" | 49.2" | 59/100 |
| Marietta Wwtp | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 45.3" | 16.3" | 68/100 |
| Marion | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 39.4" | 23.8" | 59/100 |
| Marion Muni | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 37.5" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Marysville | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 40.5" | 24.0" | 63/100 |
| McConnellsville LK | 52°F | 63°F | 41°F | 45.0" | 19.4" | 64/100 |
| Milford | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Millersburg | 50°F | 61°F | 39°F | 40.7" | 20.1" | 59/100 |
| Millport | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Montpelier | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | 37.9" | 32.5" | 59/100 |
| Mosquito Creek Lake | 49°F | 60°F | 39°F | 42.7" | 40.2" | 59/100 |
| Napoleon | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 37.3" | 24.7" | 59/100 |
| New Carlisle | 52°F | 63°F | 40°F | 41.9" | 18.7" | 64/100 |
| New Lexington | 51°F | 62°F | 39°F | 44.4" | 20.2" | 59/100 |
| New Philadelphia | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 42.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| New Philadelphia Fld | 52°F | 62°F | 42°F | 38.7" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Newark Heath | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 38.8" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Newark Wtr Wks | 51°F | 62°F | 39°F | 43.4" | 15.2" | 64/100 |
| Newport | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 45.4" | 23.8" | 63/100 |
| Norwalk Wwtp | 51°F | 60°F | 41°F | 40.1" | 32.7" | 63/100 |
| Oberlin | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 40.0" | 47.0" | 59/100 |
| Painesville | 53°F | 61°F | 45°F | 40.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Pandora | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 38.7" | 32.5" | 63/100 |
| Paulding | 50°F | 61°F | 40°F | 37.0" | 23.6" | 59/100 |
| Philo | 54°F | 63°F | 44°F | 39.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Piqua Wwtp | 53°F | 63°F | 43°F | 40.7" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Portsmouth-sciotoville | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 43.1" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Ravenna | 49°F | 60°F | 38°F | 43.1" | 45.0" | 63/100 |
| Ripley Exp Farm | 52°F | 65°F | 39°F | 47.9" | 17.2" | 64/100 |
| S Point | 56°F | 66°F | 45°F | 49.5" | 6.2" | 78/100 |
| Sandusky | 52°F | 59°F | 45°F | 34.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Sidney | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 41.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Springfield Wtp | 51°F | 62°F | 40°F | 40.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Steubenville | 51°F | 61°F | 41°F | 43.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Stow | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | 41.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Tiffin | 51°F | 60°F | 42°F | 38.7" | 29.5" | 63/100 |
| Toledo Express | 52°F | 62°F | 43°F | 35.0" | 37.4" | 63/100 |
| Toledo Metcalf Fld | 51°F | 60°F | 43°F | 32.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Upper Sandusky | 50°F | 61°F | 40°F | 40.2" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Urbana Wwtp | 51°F | 62°F | 41°F | 44.0" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Van Wert | 51°F | 60°F | 42°F | 40.4" | 17.1" | 68/100 |
| Warren | 49°F | 60°F | 38°F | 40.8" | 27.9" | 59/100 |
| Washington Court House | 52°F | 62°F | 42°F | 40.8" | 18.3" | 68/100 |
| Waterloo | 53°F | 65°F | 40°F | 45.7" | 13.6" | 64/100 |
| Wauseon Wtp | 49°F | 59°F | 39°F | 35.0" | 26.8" | 59/100 |
| Waverly | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 43.6" | 11.5" | 68/100 |
| Westerville | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 42.2" | 19.0" | 68/100 |
| Wfo Wilmington | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 44.7" | 26.6" | 63/100 |
| Wilmington | 52°F | 62°F | 42°F | 43.2" | 22.8" | 63/100 |
| Wooster | 50°F | 59°F | 41°F | 41.3" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Wooster Exp Station | 50°F | 61°F | 40°F | 42.0" | 28.6" | 59/100 |
| Wooster Wayne County | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 36.9" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Xenia | 54°F | 63°F | 45°F | 43.3" | 20.3" | 63/100 |
| Youngstown | 50°F | 60°F | 40°F | 41.2" | 67.8" | 54/100 |
| Zanesville Muni | 53°F | 63°F | 43°F | 38.6" | N/A | 64/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Ohio computed as the simple average across its 128 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (266 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: Ohio
Ohio's climate profile is aggregated from 128 station-mapped locations and 266 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 52°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Ohio spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Ohio, annual precipitation averages 41.1 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 28.7 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 128 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Ohio on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (52°F here).
- Rhode Island 51°F · 0.4°F off
- Illinois 52°F · 0.6°F off
- West Virginia 52°F · 0.7°F off
- Indiana 52°F · 0.8°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest peers by avg_precip (41.1" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.
- Washington 40.9" · 0.2" off
- New York 43.7" · 2.6" off
- Vermont 43.7" · 2.6" off
- Missouri 43.9" · 2.8" off
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Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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