Elyria climate — normals and trends
Elyria (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 1,047 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Elyria averages 109 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Elyria 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 122 to 96 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 19 January 1994).
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
ElyriaOhio
- coords
- 41.37°, -82.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,047mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
89.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 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
38.4 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
76 mm
7 September 1996
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
15 March 1959
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
16 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-36.5 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
1 December 1974
Sunniest day
15.0 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 49 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 80 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 135 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 143 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 124 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 36 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 108 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 59 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 69 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elyria?
Elyria has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,047 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elyria?
The hottest day measured in Elyria between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elyria?
The coldest day measured in Elyria between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Elyria?
Yes. Elyria gets on average 89.4 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Elyria warmed?
Yes: Elyria warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elyria?
The wettest day measured in Elyria between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1996, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elyria?
The windiest day measured in Elyria between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1959, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elyria?
The warmest month in Elyria is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Elyria?
Elyria receives on average 1,047 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elyria?
Elyria gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elyria?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elyria between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1974, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elyria?
Yes: Elyria has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elyria?
In Elyria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -36.5 °C on 20 January 1985.
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