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Akron, OH

40.918°N, 81.443°W · station CAKthr · 140 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Akron.
72°WED9/273°THU9/369°FRI9/464°SAT9/559°SUN9/660°MON9/759°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Akron — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#74 / 136
coldest Sep 6 in 136 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

41°F
set in 1909

Mildest Sep 6 ever

70°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 59°F — 74th coldest Sep 6 of 136 years · record 41°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
1887: 66°F1888: 49°F1889: 56°F1890: 66°F1891: 56°F1892: 57°F1893: 59°F1894: 62°F1895: 65°F1896: 50°F1897: 55°F1898: 69°F1899: 63°F1900: 67°F1901: 57°F1902: 50°F1903: 56°F1905: 50°F1906: 58°F1907: 54°F1908: 54°F1909: 41°F1910: 70°F1911: 64°F1912: 69°F1913: 60°F1915: 61°F1916: 69°F1917: 51°F1918: 44°F1919: 60°F1920: 59°F1921: 61°F1922: 64°F1923: 63°F1924: 55°F1926: 67°F1927: 52°F1928: 47°F1929: 64°F1930: 65°F1931: 62°F1932: 62°F1933: 60°F1934: 55°F1935: 45°F1936: 52°F1937: 47°F1938: 52°F1939: 50°F1940: 53°F1941: 61°F1942: 52°F1943: 64°F1944: 58°F1945: 57°F1946: 56°F1947: 65°F1948: 61°F1949: 51°F1950: 44°F1951: 56°F1952: 54°F1953: 51°F1954: 63°F1955: 56°F1956: 63°F1957: 44°F1958: 64°F1959: 63°F1960: 60°F1961: 65°F1962: 42°F1963: 53°F1964: 52°F1965: 62°F1966: 52°F1967: 54°F1968: 66°F1969: 65°F1970: 54°F1971: 66°F1972: 49°F1973: 59°F1974: 47°F1975: 55°F1976: 49°F1977: 57°F1978: 61°F1979: 66°F1980: 64°F1981: 65°F1982: 51°F1983: 65°F1984: 45°F1985: 70°F1986: 50°F1987: 61°F1988: 46°F1989: 63°F1990: 64°F1991: 53°F1992: 58°F1993: 60°F1994: 52°F1995: 59°F1996: 61°F1997: 57°F1998: 63°F1999: 66°F2000: 46°F2001: 51°F2002: 53°F2003: 48°F2004: 64°F2005: 58°F2006: 53°F2007: 65°F2008: 65°F2009: 55°F2010: 53°F2011: 55°F2012: 65°F2013: 48°F2014: 57°F2015: 67°F2016: 58°F2017: 48°F2018: 69°F2019: 52°F2020: 53°F2021: 59°F2022: 62°F2023: 68°F2024: 55°F2025: 48°F59° forecast4045505560657018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 659°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#74 of 136
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Akron in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 23, 1906-25°FJan 19, 1994
Feb76°FFeb 24, 2017-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar83°FMar 22, 2012-6°FMar 12, 1948
Apr89°FApr 26, 191510°FApr 1, 1964
May94°FMay 31, 189524°FMay 10, 1966
Jun100°FJun 26, 195232°FJun 11, 1972
Jul102°FJul 14, 193641°FJul 4, 1904
Aug104°FAug 6, 191839°FAug 31, 1915
Sep99°FSep 2, 195329°FSep 29, 1942
Oct91°FOct 1, 201920°FOct 20, 1952
Nov80°FNov 3, 1961-1°FNov 30, 1958
Dec76°FDec 3, 1982-16°FDec 22, 1989
All-time104°FAug 6, 1918-25°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Akron so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1913

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 25, 1950-8°FJan 20, 1985
Feb61°FFeb 20, 2018-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar61°FMar 28, 190711°FMar 3, 1943
Apr67°FApr 25, 192524°FApr 13, 1950
May73°FMay 31, 201839°FMay 8, 1947
Jun88°FJun 28, 191349°FJun 3, 1956
Jul78°FJul 10, 189758°FJul 5, 1972
Aug80°FAug 9, 193159°FAug 31, 1911
Sep75°FSep 22, 193145°FSep 30, 1899
Oct70°FOct 5, 191931°FOct 30, 1917
Nov62°FNov 5, 201514°FNov 29, 1929
Dec60°FDec 3, 1982-1°FDec 9, 1917
All-time88°FJun 28, 1913-8°FJan 20, 1985

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

75 days
record run, ended Feb 10 1977

So far in 2026

70 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Akron's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 58°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 20°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 21°FMar: 47°FMar: 29°FApr: 60°FApr: 39°FMay: 71°FMay: 50°FJun: 79°FJun: 59°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 82°FAug: 61°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 44°FNov: 50°FNov: 34°FDec: 39°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.92°N, 81.44°W

Nearby Stations

New Philadelphia, OH30 mi SCleveland, OH39 mi NWYoungstown, OH46 mi NEMansfield, OH56 mi WWheeling, WV66 mi SEPittsburgh, PA70 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Akron's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Akron, OH — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Akron's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Akron, OH — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Akron, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Akron, OH daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Akron — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
70 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 128th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 83. Record: 107 in 1956.

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