New Philadelphia climate — normals and trends
New Philadelphia (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,062 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
New Philadelphia averages 106 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
New Philadelphia 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 119 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -30.6 °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
New PhiladelphiaOhio
- coords
- 40.49°, -81.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,062mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 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 = 0.39 · 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
39.1 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
111 mm
8 September 2004
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
26 January 1971
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
14 January 1940
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-36.5 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
25 November 1950
Sunniest day
14.9 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.4 °C | -3.1 °C | 44 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 108 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 80 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 118 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 177 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 140 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 101 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 35 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 61 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 53 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 72 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Philadelphia?
New Philadelphia has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Philadelphia?
The hottest day measured in New Philadelphia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Philadelphia?
The coldest day measured in New Philadelphia between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in New Philadelphia?
Yes. New Philadelphia gets on average 67.8 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of New Philadelphia warmed?
Yes: New Philadelphia warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Philadelphia?
The wettest day measured in New Philadelphia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2004, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Philadelphia?
The windiest day measured in New Philadelphia between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1971, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Philadelphia?
The warmest month in New Philadelphia is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in New Philadelphia?
New Philadelphia receives on average 1,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Philadelphia?
New Philadelphia gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Philadelphia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Philadelphia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Philadelphia?
Yes: New Philadelphia has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Philadelphia?
In New Philadelphia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -36.5 °C on 19 January 1994.
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