Youngstown climate — normals and trends
Youngstown (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,099 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Youngstown averages 112 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Youngstown 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 126 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 16 July 1988) and the coldest -29.8 °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
YoungstownOhio
- coords
- 41.10°, -80.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,099mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.3 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
113 mm
8 September 2004
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
3 April 1975
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
22 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
31.9 cm
25 November 1950
Sunniest day
14.9 h
18 June 1941
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 | -1.7 °C | -2.8 °C | 49 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 100 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 68 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 117 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 196 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 152 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 88 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | -68 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 51 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 93 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 59 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 75 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Youngstown?
Youngstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,099 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Youngstown?
The hottest day measured in Youngstown between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1988, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Youngstown?
The coldest day measured in Youngstown between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Youngstown?
Yes. Youngstown gets on average 84.8 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Youngstown warmed?
Yes: Youngstown warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Youngstown?
The wettest day measured in Youngstown between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2004, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Youngstown?
The windiest day measured in Youngstown between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Youngstown?
The warmest month in Youngstown is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Youngstown?
Youngstown receives on average 1,099 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Youngstown?
Youngstown gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Youngstown?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Youngstown between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with 31.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Youngstown?
Yes: Youngstown has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Youngstown?
In Youngstown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 19 January 1994.
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