Kettering climate — normals and trends
Kettering (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,025 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kettering averages 101 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Kettering has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -30.7 °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
KetteringOhio
- coords
- 39.69°, -84.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,025mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
33 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
38.2 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
102 mm
9 March 1964
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
14 September 2008
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
30 January 2013
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
30 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
2 November 1966
Sunniest day
14.8 h
21 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | -2.7 °C | 41 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 103 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 97 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 151 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 101 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 184 mm | +89 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 96 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 42 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 96 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 58 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 66 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kettering?
Kettering has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,025 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kettering?
The hottest day measured in Kettering between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kettering?
The coldest day measured in Kettering between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kettering?
Yes. Kettering gets on average 52.8 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Kettering warmed?
Yes: Kettering warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kettering?
The wettest day measured in Kettering between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1964, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kettering?
The windiest day measured in Kettering between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kettering?
The warmest month in Kettering is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kettering?
Kettering receives on average 1,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kettering?
Kettering 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 Kettering?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kettering between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1966, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kettering?
Yes: Kettering has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kettering?
In Kettering, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 30 July 1999, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 20 January 1985.
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