40.918°N, 81.443°W · station CAKthr · 140 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 20 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 20
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Akron.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#127 / 137
warmest Oct 17 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
82°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
40°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 50°F — 127th warmest Oct 17 of 137 years · record 82°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 138
warmest Oct 18 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
82°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 18 ever
40°F
set in 1896
Forecast high 58°F — 85th warmest Oct 18 of 138 years · record 82°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 139
warmest Oct 19 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
82°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
37°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 63°F — 59th warmest Oct 19 of 139 years · record 82°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#40 / 139
warmest Oct 20 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
80°F
set in 1904
Coolest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 67°F — 40th warmest Oct 20 of 139 years · record 80°F (1904) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#43 / 138
warmest Oct 21 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
82°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 21 ever
35°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 66°F — 43rd warmest Oct 21 of 138 years · record 82°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#38 / 137
warmest Oct 22 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
80°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 22 ever
38°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 67°F — 38th warmest Oct 22 of 137 years · record 80°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#35 / 139
warmest Oct 23 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
80°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 23 ever
39°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 67°F — 35th warmest Oct 23 of 139 years · record 80°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
73°FJan 23, 1906
-25°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
76°FFeb 24, 2017
-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
83°FMar 22, 2012
-6°FMar 12, 1948
Apr
89°FApr 26, 1915
10°FApr 1, 1964
May
94°FMay 31, 1895
24°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
100°FJun 26, 1952
32°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
102°FJul 14, 1936
41°FJul 4, 1904
Aug
104°FAug 6, 1918
39°FAug 31, 1915
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1953
29°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
91°FOct 1, 2019
20°FOct 20, 1952
Nov
80°FNov 3, 1961
-1°FNov 30, 1958
Dec
76°FDec 3, 1982
-16°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
104°FAug 6, 1918
-25°FJan 19, 1994
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Akron so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
2 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 25, 1950
-8°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
61°FFeb 20, 2018
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
61°FMar 28, 1907
11°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
67°FApr 25, 1925
24°FApr 13, 1950
May
73°FMay 31, 2018
39°FMay 8, 1947
Jun
88°FJun 28, 1913
49°FJun 3, 1956
Jul
78°FJul 10, 1897
58°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
80°FAug 9, 1931
59°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
75°FSep 22, 1931
45°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
70°FOct 5, 1919
31°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
62°FNov 5, 2015
14°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
60°FDec 3, 1982
-1°FDec 9, 1917
All-time
88°FJun 28, 1913
-8°FJan 20, 1985
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
11 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936
So far in 2026
9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Akron's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 60°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.