South Amherst, OH

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELYRIA LORAIN CO AP, OH US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Amherst has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 36.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.87 in) and February the driest (1.66 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,808
Cooling need
489

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

132 of 366 (36.1%) of South Amherst's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
40
2000s
108
2010s
137
2020s
81

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 33.6°F 19.8°F 26.7°F 2.11 in 12
February 36.3°F 21.2°F 28.8°F 1.66 in 11
March 45.3°F 28.8°F 37.0°F 2.48 in 13
April 58.8°F 38.5°F 48.6°F 3.28 in 14
May 70.0°F 49.2°F 59.6°F 3.64 in 14
June 79.0°F 58.8°F 68.9°F 3.87 in 13
July 82.3°F 62.2°F 72.3°F 3.56 in 12
August 79.9°F 60.2°F 70.1°F 3.63 in 13
September 74.6°F 53.0°F 63.8°F 3.74 in 13
October 62.6°F 43.2°F 52.9°F 3.50 in 14
November 49.3°F 34.0°F 41.7°F 2.96 in 11
December 38.5°F 26.0°F 32.3°F 2.29 in 13

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