Lorain climate — normals and trends
Lorain (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 1,135 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Lorain averages 91 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Lorain has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -28.3 °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
LorainOhio
- coords
- 41.45°, -82.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,135mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
34.4 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
70 mm
7 September 1996
Windiest day
73.4 km/h
26 January 1978
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
26 January 1978
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
7 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-37.0 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
23 December 2004
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 | -1.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 57 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 0.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 71 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 131 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 140 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 83 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 97 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 55 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 77 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 92 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lorain?
Lorain has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 1,135 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lorain?
The hottest day measured in Lorain between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lorain?
The coldest day measured in Lorain between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lorain?
Yes. Lorain gets on average 85.4 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Lorain warmed?
Yes: Lorain warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lorain?
The wettest day measured in Lorain between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1996, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lorain?
The windiest day measured in Lorain between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with winds reaching 73.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lorain?
The warmest month in Lorain is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lorain?
Lorain receives on average 1,135 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lorain?
Lorain gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lorain?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lorain between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2004, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lorain?
Yes: Lorain has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lorain?
In Lorain, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 7 July 2012, and the lowest was -37.0 °C on 20 January 1985.
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