Editing Akron, Ohio (section)

===Climate===
Akron has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''), typical of the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]], with four distinct seasons, and lies in USDA [[hardiness zone]] 6b, degrading to zone 6a in the outlying suburbs.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |access-date=February 19, 2015 |author-link=United States Department of Agriculture |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archive-date=March 3, 2015  }}</ref> Winters are cold and dry but typically bring a mix of rain, sleet, and snow with occasional heavy snowfall and icing. January is the coldest month with an average mean temperature of {{convert|27.9|F|1}},<ref name = NOAA /> with temperatures on average dropping to or below {{convert|0|F|0}} on 3.3&nbsp;days and staying at or below freezing on 40&nbsp;days per year.<ref name = NOAA /> Snowfall averages {{convert|47.2|in|cm}} per season, significantly less than the [[snowbelt]] areas closer to [[Lake Erie]].<ref name = NOAA /> The snowiest month on record was {{convert|37.5|in|cm}} in January 1978, while winter snowfall amounts have ranged from {{convert|82.0|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1977–78 to {{convert|18.2|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1949–50.<ref name = NOAA /> Springs generally see a transition to fewer weather systems that produce heavier rainfall. Summers are typically very warm and humid with temperatures at or above {{convert|90|F|0}} on 10.7&nbsp;days per year on average; the annual count has been as high as 36&nbsp;days in 1931, while the most recent year to not reach that mark is 2023.<ref name = NOAA /> July is the warmest month with an average mean temperature of {{convert|73.9|F|0}}.<ref name = NOAA /> Autumn is relatively dry with many clear warm days and cool nights.

The all-time record high temperature in Akron of {{convert|104|F|0}} was established on August 6, 1918, and the all-time record low temperature of {{convert|−25|F|0}} was set on January 19, 1994.<ref name = NOAA /> The most precipitation to fall on one calendar day was on July 7, 1943, when 5.96" of rain was measured.<ref name="NOAA" /> The first and last freezes of the season on average fall on October 21 and April 26, respectively, allowing a growing season of 174&nbsp;days.<ref name = NOAA /> The normal annual mean temperature is {{convert|51.7|F|1}}.<ref name = NOAA /> Normal yearly [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] based on the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020 is {{convert|41.57|in|mm}}, falling on an average 160&nbsp;days.<ref name = NOAA /> Monthly precipitation has ranged from {{convert|12.55|in|mm|abbr=on}} in July 2003 to {{convert|0.20|in|mm|abbr=on}} in September 1960, while for annual precipitation the historical range is {{convert|65.70|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1990 to {{convert|23.79|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1963.<ref name = NOAA />

{{Weather box
|location = Akron, Ohio ([[Akron–Canton Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1887–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 104
|Jan avg record high F = 58.2
|Feb avg record high F = 60.0
|Mar avg record high F = 70.7
|Apr avg record high F = 79.8
|May avg record high F = 85.8
|Jun avg record high F = 90.5
|Jul avg record high F = 91.6
|Aug avg record high F = 90.4
|Sep avg record high F = 87.7
|Oct avg record high F = 79.1
|Nov avg record high F = 68.1
|Dec avg record high F = 59.4
|year avg record high F = 92.7
|Jan high F = 35.5
|Feb high F = 38.6
|Mar high F = 48.4
|Apr high F = 61.8
|May high F = 72.3
|Jun high F = 80.4
|Jul high F = 84.3
|Aug high F = 82.7
|Sep high F = 75.9
|Oct high F = 63.4
|Nov high F = 50.7
|Dec high F = 39.9
|year high F = 61.2
|Jan mean F = 27.9
|Feb mean F = 30.2
|Mar mean F = 38.9
|Apr mean F = 50.8
|May mean F = 61.3
|Jun mean F = 69.9
|Jul mean F = 73.9
|Aug mean F = 72.3
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 53.7
|Nov mean F = 42.5
|Dec mean F = 33.0
|year mean F = 51.7
|Jan low F = 20.3
|Feb low F = 21.9
|Mar low F = 29.4
|Apr low F = 39.8
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 59.4
|Jul low F = 63.4
|Aug low F = 61.9
|Sep low F = 54.9
|Oct low F = 44.0
|Nov low F = 34.2
|Dec low F = 26.1
|year low F = 42.1
|Jan avg record low F = −1.1
|Feb avg record low F = 3.0
|Mar avg record low F = 10.9
|Apr avg record low F = 24.2
|May avg record low F = 35.4
|Jun avg record low F = 44.4
|Jul avg record low F = 52.1
|Aug avg record low F = 50.6
|Sep avg record low F = 40.9
|Oct avg record low F = 30.4
|Nov avg record low F = 18.7
|Dec avg record low F = 8.5
|year avg record low F = −3.4
|Jan record low F = −25
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = −6
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = −1
|Dec record low F = −16
|year record low F = -25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.92
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.23
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.86
|May precipitation inch = 4.13
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.43
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.14
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.61
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.50
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.34
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.08
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.89
|year precipitation inch = 41.57
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 13.4
|Feb snow inch = 12.0
|Mar snow inch = 7.6
|Apr snow inch = 1.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 3.3
|Dec snow inch = 8.9
|year snow inch = 47.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 17.8
|Feb precipitation days = 14.5
|Mar precipitation days = 14.2
|Apr precipitation days = 14.6
|May precipitation days = 14.1
|Jun precipitation days = 12.4
|Jul precipitation days = 11.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 9.9
|Oct precipitation days = 12.0
|Nov precipitation days = 12.5
|Dec precipitation days = 16.0
|year precipitation days = 159.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 13.3
|Feb snow days = 10.0
|Mar snow days = 6.7
|Apr snow days = 2.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 3.4
|Dec snow days = 9.5
|year snow days = 45.3
|Jan humidity = 73.4
|Feb humidity = 71.6
|Mar humidity = 67.8
|Apr humidity = 63.6
|May humidity = 65.9
|Jun humidity = 68.4
|Jul humidity = 70.2
|Aug humidity = 73.2
|Sep humidity = 73.9
|Oct humidity = 70.3
|Nov humidity = 72.2
|Dec humidity = 74.8
|humidity colour = green
|year humidity = 70.4
| Jan dew point C = -8.2
| Feb dew point C = -7.2
| Mar dew point C = -2.8
| Apr dew point C = 1.8
| May dew point C = 7.9
| Jun dew point C = 13.3
| Jul dew point C = 15.9
| Aug dew point C = 15.7
| Sep dew point C = 12.2
| Oct dew point C = 5.4
| Nov dew point C = 0.5
| Dec dew point C = -4.9
| year dew point =
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1961-1990)<ref name="NOAA2">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014895&format=pdf |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |title=Station: Akron Canton RGNL AP, OH |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72521.TXT
| title = Akron Climate Normals 1961-1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = August 20, 2023
}}</ref>
}}