Climate averages 1991–2020
Akron weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Akron: daytime highs average 3.1°C and nights cool to about -6.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 66 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 36 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Canton (Ohio), United States (34 km away). In February its highs average 3.4°C, about as warm as Akron, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Akron ranks joint 416th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 217th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Akron is 8.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.0°C to 8.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 66 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Akron climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C-7.1°C | -7.1°C | 80 | 11.6 | 9.610 h |
| February, selected | 3.1°C-6.2°C | -6.2°C | 66 | 10.1 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.1°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 92 | 11.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.3°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 109 | 13.7 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 103 | 13.8 | 14.514 h |
| June | 25.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 106 | 12.5 | 15.115 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 89 | 12.3 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 84 | 10.5 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.0°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 88 | 9.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 82 | 10.6 | 11.111 h |
| November | 9.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 80 | 10.4 | 9.910 h |
| December | 3.5°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 81 | 10.8 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Canton (Ohio), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 34 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Parma, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 40 kmHigh 2.3°C · Low -6.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Cleveland in FebruaryUnited States · 49 kmHigh 1.7°C · Low -5.4°C · 66 mm precipitation
- Pittsburgh in FebruaryUnited States · 147 kmHigh 4.8°C · Low -4.7°C · 80 mm rain
- Erie in FebruaryUnited States · 167 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -6.2°C · 78 mm precipitation
- Columbus in FebruaryUnited States · 177 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -4.7°C · 71 mm rain
- Toledo, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 182 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -6.6°C · 55 mm precipitation
- Detroit in FebruaryUnited States · 188 kmHigh 0.8°C · Low -7.1°C · 55 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Akron) is explained once on the Akron year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.