Youngstown in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Youngstown sees average daytime highs around 59°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 12.3 in of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 42°F in early March to 74°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Youngstown's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Youngstown's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 59°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 41°F
Precipitation: 12.3 in; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 7 mph
Travel score: 3.9; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Youngstown in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 42°F in early March to 74°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Youngstown reaches about 59°F and drops to 41°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Youngstown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 37 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Youngstown weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	3.3	11.7	8.1	9.4	0.0
Feb	38° / 23°	2.6	10.2	6.2	10.4	0.0
Mar	47° / 30°	3.8	12.2	4.4	11.7	1.5
Apr	60° / 41°	4.3	13.8	1.5	13.1	4.3
May	70° / 51°	4.1	13.7	0	14.3	5.8
Jun	78° / 60°	4.3	13.3	0	14.9	6.1
Jul	82° / 64°	3.9	12.8	0	14.7	6.0
Aug	80° / 62°	3.5	10.8	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	74° / 55°	3.6	9.7	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	62° / 44°	3.3	11.1	0.1	10.9	5.0
Nov	49° / 35°	3.3	10.5	2.2	9.7	2.0
Dec	39° / 27°	3.3	11.2	5.5	9.1	0.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Youngstown gets around 12.3 in of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Youngstown?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Youngstown.

What to pack for Youngstown in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Youngstown sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 41°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Youngstown in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Youngstown peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Youngstown in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Youngstown 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	11	12	14	16	16	14	11	8	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Youngstown?

Youngstown sits at 41.1°N, 80.6°W, 850 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Boardman, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Youngstown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Youngstown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 961 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 ft.

The land around Youngstown is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

308 ft

trees 49%

10 miles

561 ft

trees 61%

50 miles

1,099 ft

trees 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Boardman 5.0 mi · Austintown 6.2 mi · Niles 8.1 mi · Warren 13 mi · Hermitage 14 mi · New Castle 17 mi · Alliance 27 mi · Kent 37 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

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 Youngstown (41.0998°, -80.6495°, elevation 850 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.