South Amherst weather by month
What a typical year looks like in South Amherst, Ohio: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elyria Lorain County Airport, 5 km from South Amherst; records cover 1998–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.7 in933 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 6,044
- Cooling degree days
- 690
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−18° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
South Amherst in January
Highs average 34°1° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 67°19° (2005)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 1187
- Cooling degree days
- 0
South Amherst in February
Highs average 36°2° and lows 21°−6°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2017)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 1015
- Cooling degree days
- 0
South Amherst in March
Highs average 45°7° and lows 29°−2°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2012)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 868
- Cooling degree days
- 1
South Amherst in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2009)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 496
- Cooling degree days
- 6
South Amherst in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 49°10°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 215
- Cooling degree days
- 48
South Amherst in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 59°15°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2022)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 156
South Amherst in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°17°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2011)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 230
South Amherst in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°16°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2010)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 171
South Amherst in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2010)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 67
South Amherst in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 43°6°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 386
- Cooling degree days
- 11
South Amherst in November
Highs average 49°10° and lows 34°1°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2003)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 701
- Cooling degree days
- 0
South Amherst in December
Highs average 39°4° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1998)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1015
- Cooling degree days
- 0