Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 106°F on 2012-07-07; its coldest fell to -18°F on 1985-01-20.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
69°F2002-01-31
-7°F1985-01-20
58°F2005-01-12
-18°F1985-01-20
February
73°F2017-02-24
8°F2015-02-19
59°F2018-02-20
-10°F2014-02-07
March
84°F2012-03-21
18°F1996-03-08
65°F2020-03-28
7°F2015-03-06
April
84°F2010-04-15
33°F2007-04-07
67°F2017-04-29
19°F1995-04-05
May
91°F1988-05-31
47°F1989-05-06
71°F1991-05-30
26°F2020-05-09
June
102°F1988-06-25
57°F1985-06-12
76°F2024-06-29
41°F1992-06-22
July
106°F2012-07-07
70°F1985-07-02
77°F2026-07-03
48°F1983-07-07
August
104°F1983-08-20
67°F1986-08-28
77°F2002-08-02
43°F1986-08-29
September
101°F2011-09-03
57°F2011-09-30
75°F2011-09-03
35°F1991-09-27
October
95°F2019-10-02
37°F1993-10-30
70°F2007-10-07
21°F1981-10-24
November
81°F2016-11-02
23°F2014-11-18
61°F1993-11-14
11°F2014-11-21
December
72°F1998-12-04
0°F1983-12-24
62°F1998-12-06
-12°F2004-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
73°F2017-02-24
-7°F1985-01-20
62°F1998-12-06
-18°F1985-01-20
Spring (Mar–May)
91°F1988-05-31
18°F1996-03-08
71°F1991-05-30
7°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
106°F2012-07-07
57°F1985-06-12
77°F2026-07-03
41°F1992-06-22
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
101°F2011-09-03
23°F2014-11-18
75°F2011-09-03
11°F2014-11-21

All-time records

The most extreme value Cincinnati has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 106°F 2012-07-07
Lowest -7°F 1985-01-20

Low

Highest 77°F 2026-07-03
Lowest -18°F 1985-01-20

Feels-like

Highest 159°F 2011-07-20
Lowest -41°F 1985-01-20

Humidity

Highest 24.4 g/m³ 2011-07-20
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 23 mph 2023-03-03
Lowest 2 mph 2024-06-21

Precip

Wettest 3.96 in 1997-03-01
Driest 23-day dry spell 1985-12-25

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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