Kelleys Island, OH climate
Kelleys Island has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Kelleys Island feels like
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Kelleys Island weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 22° | 1.9" | 9.7" | 14 | 15 |
| February | 37° | 23° | 1.8" | 8.2" | 12 | 12 |
| March | 45° | 31° | 2.6" | 5.1" | 12 | 6 |
| April | 57° | 41° | 3.8" | 1.6" | 13 | 1 |
| May | 69° | 53° | 3.3" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| June | 78° | 63° | 3.7" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 82° | 67° | 3.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 81° | 66° | 3.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 75° | 59° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 63° | 48° | 2.7" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| November | 50° | 37° | 2.6" | 1.5" | 10 | 2 |
| December | 39° | 28° | 2.1" | 6.6" | 12 | 8 |
| Year | 59° | 45° | 34.0" | 32.7" | 138 | 43 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.
Rain and snow in Kelleys Island
Kelleys Island gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. April is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 138 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 43 days of the year.
About 209 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first one by November 5. That leaves about 209 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 78% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Kelleys Island
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kelleys Island, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Kelleys Island compares
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Common questions about Kelleys Island’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kelleys Island?
January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Kelleys Island?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 67°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kelleys Island get?
About 33 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Kelleys Island?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 5, and the last spring frost by April 10.
What is the rainiest month in Kelleys Island?
April, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Norwalk WWTP, OH (24 mi, snow) and Sandusky, OH (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.