Climate and average weather in North Canton

In North Canton, the summers are warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, snowy, and mostly cloudy.

Best: mid May to mid October

Over the course of the year, the temperature in North Canton typically varies from 21°F to 82°F, and is rarely below 3°F or above 89°F. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit North Canton for warm-weather activities is from mid May to mid October.

Hottest
Jul
82°
Coldest
Jan
21°
Wettest
Apr
4.3 in
Driest
Feb
2.6 in
Rain / yr
41.6 in
138 wet days
Daylight
9.1–14.9 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,161 ft
40.9°N
Clearest
Sep
54% cloud

North Canton is city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,052/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

North Canton weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid May to mid October.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in North Canton, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 4.3 months, from May 18 to September 25, with daily high temperatures above 70°F. The hottest month of the year in North Canton is July, with an average high of 82°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts 3.2 months, from December 1 to March 7, with daily high temperatures below 43°F. The coldest month of the year in North Canton is January, with an average low of 21°F and high of 35°F.

Days typically run about 16°F warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 19°F) in April.

20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
Jan3521
Feb3823
Mar4731
Apr6041
May7051
Jun7860
Jul8264
Aug8063
Sep7455
Oct6245
Nov4935
Dec3927

How hot and cold North Canton really feels

Feels-like highFeels-like lowactual air temp

The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.

On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about 9°F (around January 20), with roughly 152 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 32°F) 46 of them bitterly cold — worst in January.

20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels-like high (°F)Air high (°F)Feels-like low (°F)Air low (°F)
Jan35351121
Feb38381323
Mar47472331
Apr60603641
May70705051
Jun78786060
Jul82826464
Aug80806363
Sep74745555
Oct62624045
Nov49492835
Dec39391827

Average hourly temperature in North Canton

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 82°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 21°F.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

North Canton weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°3.211.77.99.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.610.1610.40.0
Mar47° / 31°3.611.94.311.71.5
Apr60° / 41°4.313.71.513.14.3
May70° / 51°4.013.8014.35.8
Jun78° / 60°4.212.5014.96.2
Jul82° / 64°3.512.3014.66.1
Aug80° / 63°3.310.5013.66.5
Sep74° / 55°3.49.9012.36.8
Oct62° / 45°3.210.60.210.95.1
Nov49° / 35°3.110.42.49.72.0
Dec39° / 27°3.210.85.49.10.0

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

North Canton gets about 41.6 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from around Mar 17 to Jul 28, peaking in April at about 45% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 2.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 4.3 in over about 14 wet days; February is the driest, with 2.6 in. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetApr 21 · 45%Sep 2 · 32%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan3712
Feb3610
Mar3912
Apr4514
May4414
Jun4213
Jul4012
Aug3411
Sep3210
Oct3411
Nov3410
Dec3611

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, North Canton collects about 41.6 in of rain across 138 wet days — roughly 3.5 in in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 4.3 in, while February is the driest at just 2.6 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 30% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

012345JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3.22.63.64.34.04.23.53.33.43.23.13.2
Rainfall (in)Rain daysSnow days
Jan3.2128
Feb2.6106
Mar3.6124
Apr4.3142
May4.0140
Jun4.2130
Jul3.5120
Aug3.3110
Sep3.4100
Oct3.2110
Nov3.1102
Dec3.2115

Snow in North Canton

Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.

North Canton averages about 28 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Oct 26 to Apr 26 — about 6 months.

January is snowiest, with roughly 8 days of snow and an estimated 13 in of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 49 in of snow.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsnow seasonsnow seasonJan 20
Snow daysSnowfall (in)
Jan813
Feb612
Mar48
Apr22
May00
Jun00
Jul00
Aug00
Sep00
Oct00
Nov24
Dec510

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In North Canton, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 7 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 28. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 29 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around May 6. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 10 · 56%Jan 16 · 19%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan2080
Feb2575
Mar3169
Apr3466
May3961
Jun4753
Jul5446
Aug5545
Sep5248
Oct4456
Nov3169
Dec2179

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 10, brings about 14 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 5 h 48 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan9.47:545:16
Feb10.47:295:51
Mar11.76:456:25
Apr13.15:536:58
May14.35:147:30
Jun14.94:587:53
Jul14.65:117:51
Aug13.65:407:19
Sep12.36:126:28
Oct10.96:445:37
Nov9.77:215:01
Dec9.17:494:54

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

North Canton averages about 7 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 11 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 5.4 months, from around Jun 2 to Nov 12. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 11 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is January, down near 3 sunny days — about 68% fewer than the September peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedSep 411 daysJan 143 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan3Gloomy
Feb4Gloomy
Mar6Gloomy
Apr6Gloomy
May7Gloomy
Jun7Gloomy
Jul9Mixed
Aug10Mixed
Sep11Mixed
Oct9Mixed
Nov6Gloomy
Dec4Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In North Canton, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 4.1 months, from around May 22 to September 24. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 63% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 25 to May 21, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecMar 14 · 100%Jul 23 · 32%muggydryhumidcomfortablecomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
Jan1000000
Feb1000000
Mar991000
Apr954100
May72141130
Jun342125181
Jul142328287
Aug162728255
Sep482316121
Oct878310
Nov991000
Dec1000000

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in North Canton is typically calm, near 7 mph, and varies moderately with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Oct 12 to May 9. The windiest month is January, averaging about 9 mph (light breeze).

The calmer part of the year runs from around May 10 to Oct 11, with August the calmest month at about 6 mph.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwindiercalmerwindiercalmlight breezebreezyJan 11 · 9 mphAug 9 · 6 mph
Wind speed (mph)Feels
Jan9light breeze
Feb8light breeze
Mar8light breeze
Apr8light breeze
May7calm
Jun6calm
Jul6calm
Aug6calm
Sep6calm
Oct8light breeze
Nov8light breeze
Dec8light breeze

Best time to visit North Canton

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in North Canton throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late May, North Canton is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit North Canton for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to mid October, with a peak score in the second week of September.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 9 · 7.0

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan0.0poor
Feb0.0poor
Mar1.5poor
Apr4.3fair
May5.8good
Jun6.2good
Jul6.1good
Aug6.5good
Sep6.8good
Oct5.1fair
Nov2.0poor
Dec0.1poor

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit North Canton for hot-weather activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationAug 4 · 6.5

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for North Canton, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 82°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 35°F), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In July, North Canton sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in North Canton by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in North Canton peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Average hourly UV index in North Canton

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan00
Feb00
Mar4.50
Apr60
May7.54
Jun8.55.5
Jul8.55.5
Aug7.53.5
Sep60
Oct2.50
Nov00
Dec00

Air quality in North Canton by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in North Canton is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1016 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayTypical season (≥50%)

The growing season in North Canton typically lasts about 252 days, from around March 21 to November 27 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from April 21 to October 24.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgrowing seasonMar 2150%Apr 2190%Oct 2490%Nov 2750%
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1931
Feb2128
Mar4531
Apr8417
May980
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct935
Nov6330
Dec3131

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 50°F)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. North Canton banks about 2,868 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°F·days)
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr49
May322
Jun579
Jul715
Aug659
Sep436
Oct108
Nov0
Dec0

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

North Canton receives about 3.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.5 and 6.3 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 20 to Sep 24. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.1 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 1.5 kWh/m² — roughly 76% less than the June peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJun 306.3 kWhDec 161.5 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan1.8Dim
Feb2.7Moderate
Mar3.8Moderate
Apr4.9Bright
May5.7Bright
Jun6.1Intense
Jul6.1Intense
Aug5.3Bright
Sep4.3Bright
Oct3.0Moderate
Nov2.0Dim
Dec1.5Dim

Where is North Canton?

North Canton sits at 40.9°N, 81.4°W, 1,161 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Canton, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around North Canton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of North Canton.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Canton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft around an average of 1,119 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 ft.

The land around North Canton is covered by trees (49%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (45%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
180 ft
10 miles
436 ft
50 miles
889 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: Canton 5.6 mi · Green 6.2 mi · Massillon 8.1 mi · Barberton 14 mi · Akron 16 mi · Tallmadge 16 mi · Alliance 16 mi · Cuyahoga Falls 19 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for North Canton (40.8759°, -81.4023°, elevation 1,161 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).