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Lorain, Ohio climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Lorain has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1066 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (111 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLorain climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 60 | 76 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 92 | 77 | 78 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 33 | 26 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 60 | 76 | 95 | 100 | 103 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 33 | 26 | 19 | 5 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 105 | 104 | 103 | 92 | 77 | 78 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 0.3 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 78 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 78 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Elyria 3 E (NOAA GHCN station USC00332599), about 13 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.