Middletown climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Middletown?

Middletown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Middletown?

The hottest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Middletown?

The coldest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Middletown?

Yes. Middletown gets on average 48.1 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Middletown warmed?

Yes: Middletown warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Middletown?

The wettest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1964, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Middletown?

The windiest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Middletown?

The warmest month in Middletown is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Middletown?

Middletown receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Middletown?

Middletown gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Middletown (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,043 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Middletown averages 95 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Middletown has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 83 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -30.8 °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

MiddletownOhio

coords: 39.52°, -84.40°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

11.8°C

Average daily high

16.8°C

Average daily low

7.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,043mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

17.0km/h

Seasonal range

25.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

95 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

48.1 cm

Average feels-like high

15.3 °C

Average feels-like low

5.0 °C

Average peak gust

37.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

39 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

19402025

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

39.2 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest day

-30.8 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

118 mm

9 March 1964

Windiest day

49.0 km/h

14 September 2008

Strongest gust

113.0 km/h

30 January 2013

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

14 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-36.6 °C

20 January 1985

Snowiest day

23.2 cm

22 March 1968

Sunniest day

14.8 h

17 June 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.8 °C23 June 2025	-21.2 °C15 December 2025	12.5 °C	1,076 mm	43	91
2024	34.6 °C28 August 2024	-17.4 °C21 January 2024	13.7 °C	1,141 mm	45	57
2023	33.3 °C3 June 2023	-9.6 °C1 February 2023	13.6 °C	919 mm	33	61
2022	35.0 °C22 June 2022	-22.6 °C23 December 2022	12.7 °C	997 mm	41	93
2021	33.3 °C24 August 2021	-15.3 °C17 February 2021	13.2 °C	1,184 mm	39	94
2020	33.4 °C5 July 2020	-11.0 °C14 February 2020	13.0 °C	1,189 mm	39	66
2019	34.3 °C20 July 2019	-24.0 °C31 January 2019	12.9 °C	1,303 mm	47	94
2018	34.2 °C17 June 2018	-26.2 °C2 January 2018	12.7 °C	1,428 mm	49	94
2017	32.3 °C12 June 2017	-18.5 °C6 January 2017	13.2 °C	1,141 mm	28	76
2016	34.0 °C23 July 2016	-19.4 °C13 January 2016	13.3 °C	968 mm	55	87
2015	32.2 °C29 July 2015	-27.2 °C20 February 2015	12.3 °C	1,226 mm	26	83
2014	32.4 °C17 June 2014	-25.6 °C28 January 2014	10.9 °C	986 mm	18	104
2013	33.6 °C10 September 2013	-18.7 °C12 December 2013	11.9 °C	1,077 mm	27	107
2012	38.4 °C28 June 2012	-11.2 °C20 January 2012	13.8 °C	789 mm	58	76
2011	36.8 °C21 July 2011	-24.1 °C22 January 2011	12.8 °C	1,488 mm	57	83
2010	33.9 °C23 September 2010	-18.5 °C15 December 2010	12.4 °C	859 mm	54	95
2009	32.1 °C19 June 2009	-24.9 °C16 January 2009	11.8 °C	1,003 mm	14	86
2008	34.1 °C3 September 2008	-19.9 °C21 February 2008	11.8 °C	1,215 mm	33	100
2007	36.0 °C9 August 2007	-20.3 °C16 February 2007	12.9 °C	985 mm	54	91
2006	33.3 °C2 August 2006	-15.2 °C19 February 2006	12.7 °C	1,092 mm	28	78
2005	34.3 °C25 July 2005	-22.3 °C24 January 2005	12.4 °C	966 mm	42	91
2004	32.2 °C22 July 2004	-26.6 °C31 January 2004	12.0 °C	1,206 mm	13	91
2003	32.6 °C21 August 2003	-25.6 °C27 January 2003	11.4 °C	1,100 mm	17	100
2002	35.0 °C4 August 2002	-14.7 °C4 March 2002	12.7 °C	1,105 mm	58	97
2001	33.5 °C8 August 2001	-17.1 °C3 January 2001	12.6 °C	1,001 mm	27	79
2000	31.8 °C11 June 2000	-22.6 °C25 January 2000	11.6 °C	1,107 mm	17	97
1999	36.6 °C30 July 1999	-24.0 °C10 January 1999	12.6 °C	929 mm	47	94
1998	34.7 °C6 September 1998	-13.5 °C12 March 1998	13.5 °C	1,021 mm	34	71
1997	35.1 °C27 July 1997	-20.0 °C13 January 1997	11.2 °C	1,073 mm	21	93
1996	33.1 °C7 August 1996	-21.0 °C4 January 1996	11.1 °C	1,448 mm	30	105
1995	34.9 °C14 July 1995	-21.1 °C12 February 1995	11.7 °C	1,185 mm	43	103
1994	35.3 °C18 June 1994	-30.8 °C19 January 1994	12.1 °C	885 mm	38	84
1993	34.5 °C28 July 1993	-21.0 °C19 February 1993	11.5 °C	1,154 mm	36	95
1992	33.1 °C10 August 1992	-20.5 °C16 January 1992	11.5 °C	951 mm	11	84
1991	36.4 °C2 August 1991	-15.3 °C16 February 1991	13.0 °C	826 mm	55	96
1990	34.4 °C6 September 1990	-13.6 °C24 December 1990	12.9 °C	1,253 mm	28	75
1989	34.6 °C10 July 1989	-28.2 °C22 December 1989	11.3 °C	1,104 mm	28	101
1988	38.7 °C9 July 1988	-18.4 °C13 February 1988	11.8 °C	954 mm	59	106
1987	34.9 °C2 August 1987	-16.0 °C24 January 1987	12.7 °C	809 mm	48	89
1986	34.3 °C18 July 1986	-16.2 °C28 January 1986	12.5 °C	946 mm	43	83
1985	33.8 °C8 September 1985	-29.2 °C20 January 1985	11.7 °C	1,140 mm	23	92
1984	34.6 °C10 July 1984	-24.9 °C21 January 1984	11.8 °C	1,175 mm	29	90
1983	38.0 °C20 August 1983	-24.2 °C24 December 1983	12.2 °C	1,205 mm	70	93
1982	32.6 °C6 July 1982	-27.5 °C17 January 1982	11.7 °C	1,105 mm	17	98
1981	33.3 °C8 July 1981	-23.2 °C12 February 1981	11.5 °C	1,040 mm	19	102
1980	37.3 °C15 July 1980	-21.8 °C3 March 1980	11.3 °C	1,107 mm	43	106
1979	32.1 °C8 August 1979	-23.1 °C15 January 1979	10.8 °C	1,294 mm	9	104
1978	35.0 °C27 June 1978	-19.3 °C10 January 1978	10.6 °C	1,104 mm	33	101
1977	34.4 °C19 July 1977	-29.2 °C17 January 1977	11.6 °C	1,110 mm	43	94
1976	33.1 °C15 July 1976	-20.4 °C9 January 1976	10.9 °C	895 mm	18	116
1975	33.2 °C31 July 1975	-19.0 °C9 February 1975	12.2 °C	1,065 mm	41	99
1974	33.7 °C14 July 1974	-19.3 °C2 January 1974	11.7 °C	1,127 mm	20	88
1973	33.9 °C2 September 1973	-18.3 °C17 February 1973	12.6 °C	1,242 mm	38	85
1972	33.2 °C20 July 1972	-24.3 °C16 January 1972	10.9 °C	1,095 mm	19	104
1971	34.5 °C27 June 1971	-19.9 °C2 February 1971	12.0 °C	780 mm	25	96
1970	34.3 °C30 June 1970	-26.5 °C22 January 1970	11.7 °C	959 mm	30	92
1969	35.0 °C5 July 1969	-17.1 °C4 January 1969	11.1 °C	894 mm	25	113
1968	33.4 °C24 August 1968	-23.1 °C8 January 1968	11.3 °C	1,055 mm	30	98
1967	32.3 °C25 July 1967	-19.3 °C25 February 1967	11.2 °C	985 mm	17	97
1966	35.4 °C10 July 1966	-22.6 °C30 January 1966	11.0 °C	883 mm	42	102
1965	34.4 °C24 July 1965	-23.5 °C17 January 1965	11.6 °C	1,021 mm	21	103
1964	35.8 °C3 August 1964	-21.2 °C14 January 1964	12.0 °C	974 mm	45	103
1963	33.5 °C3 August 1963	-28.1 °C28 January 1963	10.5 °C	787 mm	19	106
1962	36.2 °C20 August 1962	-22.2 °C10 January 1962	11.3 °C	809 mm	40	114
1961	32.9 °C1 July 1961	-23.0 °C25 January 1961	11.3 °C	1,019 mm	31	99
1960	32.9 °C4 September 1960	-25.1 °C13 December 1960	10.8 °C	922 mm	27	118
1959	34.0 °C14 August 1959	-21.6 °C5 January 1959	12.3 °C	976 mm	57	105
1958	32.3 °C5 July 1958	-25.9 °C10 December 1958	10.5 °C	1,086 mm	22	108
1957	33.2 °C17 June 1957	-24.6 °C17 January 1957	12.0 °C	1,157 mm	35	88
1956	34.6 °C5 August 1956	-17.0 °C20 March 1956	11.9 °C	996 mm	27	93
1955	34.5 °C2 August 1955	-21.4 °C29 January 1955	12.2 °C	946 mm	50	105
1954	39.2 °C14 July 1954	-15.0 °C13 January 1954	12.6 °C	762 mm	54	89
1953	36.6 °C2 September 1953	-18.4 °C18 December 1953	12.7 °C	772 mm	61	86
1952	36.0 °C29 June 1952	-14.2 °C30 January 1952	12.3 °C	920 mm	50	95
1951	35.8 °C31 August 1951	-26.3 °C16 December 1951	11.3 °C	1,146 mm	35	101
1950	32.9 °C26 June 1950	-17.4 °C27 December 1950	11.0 °C	1,379 mm	11	115
1949	34.7 °C4 July 1949	-15.9 °C30 January 1949	12.5 °C	1,168 mm	39	88
1948	35.7 °C27 August 1948	-22.9 °C28 January 1948	11.6 °C	1,174 mm	34	87
1947	34.3 °C6 August 1947	-17.7 °C5 February 1947	10.8 °C	849 mm	30	118
1946	33.0 °C19 July 1946	-16.9 °C22 January 1946	12.2 °C	1,081 mm	11	86
1945	32.9 °C31 August 1945	-20.9 °C21 December 1945	11.2 °C	1,136 mm	23	98
1944	35.7 °C11 July 1944	-14.9 °C13 February 1944	11.7 °C	782 mm	41	110
1943	35.2 °C1 September 1943	-23.6 °C8 March 1943	10.6 °C	779 mm	30	123
1942	35.1 °C2 August 1942	-21.4 °C8 January 1942	10.9 °C	988 mm	17	111
1941	34.1 °C30 July 1941	-15.8 °C19 February 1941	11.2 °C	807 mm	24	111
1940	35.2 °C29 July 1940	-24.7 °C19 January 1940	9.9 °C	919 mm	33	116

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.5 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

91 d/yr

-4

Annual rainfall

1076 mm

+33 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	0.0 °C	-2.6 °C	49 mm	-32 mm
Feb	5.1 °C	+0.3 °C	122 mm	+45 mm
Mar	15.4 °C	+4.9 °C	100 mm	-6 mm
Apr	18.7 °C	+1.6 °C	153 mm	+46 mm
May	21.3 °C	-1.2 °C	94 mm	-14 mm
Jun	28.8 °C	+1.6 °C	147 mm	+53 mm
Jul	30.4 °C	+1.4 °C	97 mm	+8 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-0.8 °C	44 mm	-31 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	+2.2 °C	53 mm	-13 mm
Oct	19.5 °C	+1.1 °C	90 mm	+22 mm
Nov	10.8 °C	-0.1 °C	60 mm	-27 mm
Dec	5.1 °C	+0.3 °C	68 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-21.2 °C

15 Dec 2025

Wettest day

44.2 mm

5 Apr 2025

Windiest day

37.5 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

94.3 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-26.0 °C

15 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

7.5 cm

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Middletown?

Middletown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Middletown?

The hottest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Middletown?

The coldest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.8 °C.

Does it snow in Middletown?

Yes. Middletown gets on average 48.1 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.

Has the climate of Middletown warmed?

Yes: Middletown warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Middletown?

The wettest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1964, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Middletown?

The windiest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Middletown?

The warmest month in Middletown is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Middletown?

Middletown receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Middletown?

Middletown gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Middletown?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1968, with 23.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Middletown?

Yes: Middletown has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Middletown?

In Middletown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -36.6 °C on 20 January 1985.

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