Thermograph

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

Cincinnati weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Cincinnati, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 104°F on 2012-07-07; its coldest fell to -20°F on 1994-01-19.

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°F2020-01-11
3°F1982-01-17
59°F2002-01-29
-20°F1994-01-19
February
79°F2018-02-20
9°F1996-02-04
64°F2018-02-20
-17°F2015-02-20
March
87°F2026-03-22
16°F1980-03-01
68°F1990-03-15
-7°F1980-03-03
April
88°F1986-04-26
33°F2007-04-07
70°F2025-04-19
22°F1982-04-07
May
92°F2012-05-27
49°F2023-05-01
74°F2018-05-30
33°F2020-05-09
June
103°F2012-06-28
60°F1997-06-08
80°F2024-06-29
45°F1993-06-01
July
104°F2012-07-07
69°F2004-07-27
81°F1983-07-23
54°F2014-07-29
August
101°F1983-08-20
67°F2004-08-13
80°F2010-08-04
47°F1986-08-29
September
99°F2011-09-03
54°F2001-09-25
75°F2010-09-24
37°F1993-09-30
October
93°F2019-10-02
37°F1993-10-31
73°F1986-10-04
24°F1981-10-24
November
81°F2016-11-01
22°F2014-11-18
64°F1985-11-19
8°F2019-11-13
December
75°F1982-12-03
3°F1983-12-25
63°F1982-12-03
-19°F1989-12-22

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)
79°F2018-02-20
3°F1982-01-17
64°F2018-02-20
-20°F1994-01-19
Spring (Mar–May)
92°F2012-05-27
16°F1980-03-01
74°F2018-05-30
-7°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
104°F2012-07-07
60°F1997-06-08
81°F1983-07-23
45°F1993-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
99°F2011-09-03
22°F2014-11-18
75°F2010-09-24
8°F2019-11-13

All-time records

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

High

Highest 104°F 2012-07-07
Lowest 3°F 1982-01-17

Low

Highest 81°F 1983-07-23
Lowest -20°F 1994-01-19

Feels-like

Highest 144°F 1983-08-20
Lowest -42°F 1985-01-20

Humidity

Highest 23.8 g/m³ 2011-07-22
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 28 mph 2008-09-14
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-08

Gust

Highest 67 mph 2024-09-27
Lowest 7 mph 1989-12-18

Precip

Wettest 3.18 in 1985-10-20
Driest 11-day dry spell 2009-11-05

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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