Akron climate
Akron is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.4 °C. June is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (66 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Akron averages 1,055 mm of rain, 86 days above 25 °C and 105 days below freezing.
United States · 291 m elevation · population 197,542 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 28 °C
- Coldest month January -6.4 °C
- Driest month February 66 mm
- Wettest month June 107 mm
- Least cloud September 51 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 37 °C
- Coldest on record January -34 °C
What to expectAkron through the year
Akron has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 1.5 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 26 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 86 days a year reach 25 °C, 19 of them reach 30 °C, 105 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 66 mm in February to 107 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.5 °C | 81 mm | 78 % |
| February | 3.6 °C | 66 mm | 73 % |
| March | 8.7 °C | 90 mm | 68 % |
| April | 15.7 °C | 107 mm | 65 % |
| May | 21.3 °C | 103 mm | 63 % |
| June | 25.7 °C | 107 mm | 58 % |
| July | 27.8 °C | 92 mm | 53 % |
| August | 26.8 °C | 86 mm | 52 % |
| September | 23.4 °C | 84 mm | 51 % |
| October | 16.7 °C | 81 mm | 58 % |
| November | 9.7 °C | 79 mm | 67 % |
| December | 3.9 °C | 81 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.5 °C | -6.4 °C | -2.9 °C | 19.6 °C | -33.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 3.6 °C | -5.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 22.6 °C | -28.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| March | 8.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 3.0 °C | 27.2 °C | -24.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 15.7 °C | 5.0 °C | 9.7 °C | 28.4 °C | -9.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| May | 21.3 °C | 11.0 °C | 15.7 °C | 32.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 25.7 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.6 °C | 36.9 °C | 5.8 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 27.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.8 °C | 37.3 °C | 10.8 °C | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 26.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 21.9 °C | 34.2 °C | 9.5 °C | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 23.4 °C | 14.3 °C | 18.3 °C | 34.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 16.7 °C | 8.4 °C | 12.0 °C | 29.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 9.7 °C | 2.3 °C | 5.4 °C | 24.0 °C | -14.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| December | 3.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 0.1 °C | 19.7 °C | -23.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 mm | 11 | 9.6 h/day | 78 % | 74 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 66 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 73 % | 71 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 90 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 69 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 107 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 67 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 103 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 63 % | 71 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 107 mm | 13 | 15 h/day | 58 % | 72 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 92 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 72 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 86 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 84 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 51 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 81 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 58 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 79 mm | 10 | 9.9 h/day | 67 % | 73 % | 19 km/h |
| December | 81 mm | 11 | 9.2 h/day | 77 % | 75 % | 19 km/h |
Where Akron ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in September | 37th of 50 | 90/100 |
| The coolest places in North America in January | 40th of 50 | 1.5 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in March | 40th of 50 | 8.7 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in February | 42nd of 50 | 3.6 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in December | 43rd of 50 | 3.9 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in November | 47th of 50 | 9.7 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Akron’s climate
When is the best time to visit Akron?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Akron get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 19 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -6.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 105 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Akron?
June, averaging 107 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is February with 66 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,055 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Akron rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 41.081°, -81.519° , 291 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.