Ashland climate — normals and trends
Ashland (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,035 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ashland averages 111 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Ashland has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 21 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AshlandOhio
- coords
- 40.87°, -82.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,035mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
21 January 1984
Wettest day
98 mm
14 September 1979
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
12 February 2009
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
9 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
1 December 1974
Sunniest day
14.9 h
24 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 42 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 73 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 139 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 147 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 123 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 32 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 94 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 47 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ashland?
Ashland has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,035 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ashland?
The hottest day measured in Ashland between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ashland?
The coldest day measured in Ashland between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1984, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ashland?
Yes. Ashland gets on average 77.5 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Ashland warmed?
Yes: Ashland warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ashland?
The wettest day measured in Ashland between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1979, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ashland?
The windiest day measured in Ashland between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2009, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ashland?
The warmest month in Ashland is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ashland?
Ashland receives on average 1,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ashland?
Ashland gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ashland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ashland between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1974, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ashland?
Yes: Ashland has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ashland?
In Ashland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 20 January 1985.
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