Cincinnati, OH: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 31.8°F in Cincinnati, OH, the coldest winter since 2015, 50th coldest of 154.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 31.8°F; Coldest since 2015; 50th coldest of 154
Precipitation: 5.06 in; Driest since 1977; 6th driest of 155

A normal winter in Cincinnati, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.4°F, between 29.5°F and 37.7°F in eight years of ten and 10.03 in of precipitation, between 7.42 in and 13.48 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Cincinnati, OH since 1873: 31.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 21.8°F, in 1978.

Normal range, 29.5 to 37.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Cincinnati, OH from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	31.8	105	40.3	97	23.3	109	5.06	150	0
2025	32.7	95	40.6	93	24.7	91	11.68	34	0
2024	38.3	10	46.6	10	30	14	9.58	63	0
2023	38.6	8	47.1	8	30.1	12	9.37	65	0
2022	35.9	34	45.1	22	26.6	62	12.09	32	0
2021	33.1	85	39.9	104	26.2	68	8.92	78	0
2020	38.1	14	46	15	30.1	12	11.30	41	0
2019	35.6	40	43.5	38	27.7	44	16.90	4	0
2018	33.8	71	42.3	61	25.3	79	12.40	26	0
2017	38.2	12	46.1	13	30.2	10	11.65	36	0
2016	37.7	16	46.2	12	29.3	20	12.72	24	0
2015	30.5	120	38.6	121	22.3	121	7.75	103	0
2014	29.1	137	37.9	128	20.3	141	10.47	48	0
2013	35.8	36	43.6	37	28	38	11.35	38	0
2012	37.7	16	46.1	13	29.3	20	13.45	14	0
2011	29.5	135	37	136	22	128	9.14	69	0
2010	29.1	137	35.9	144	22.2	125	7.25	118	0
2009	31.7	106	40.8	88	22.7	116	9.90	55	0
2008	32.9	89	40.5	95	25.2	82	13.30	16	0
2007	33	86	41.3	81	24.7	91	10.72	45	0
2006	35.5	42	43.4	41	27.7	44	7.36	114	0
2005	34.7	56	42.4	57	27	55	11.34	39	0
2004	32.2	99	40	102	24.3	100	8.06	97	0
2003	28.9	139	35.4	148	22.3	121	10.16	52	0
2002	37.7	16	46.7	9	28.6	30	8.22	94	0
2001	29.7	131	37.7	129	21.7	133	6.32	129	0
2000	34.5	61	43.7	35	25.3	79	13.76	12	0
1999	36.1	31	45.1	22	27	55	12.24	28	0
1998	38.2	12	45.2	21	31.1	8	9.08	71	0
1997	34.3	65	42.8	52	25.8	71	9.25	66	0
1996	29.8	128	38.1	125	21.6	137	9.77	60	0
1995	34.2	67	41.9	68	26.4	63	8.19	95	0
1994	29.6	133	37.3	132	21.9	130	7.43	110	0
1993	34.9	54	44.1	32	25.6	74	8.62	85	1
1992	36.6	25	44.7	26	28.4	31	9.00	73	0
1991	35.4	45	43.8	33	27	55	14.73	10	0
1990	33.9	70	43.1	46	24.6	95	10.37	50	0
1989	34.6	57	43.2	45	26	69	10.66	46	0
1988	31.6	107	40.3	97	22.9	112	11.12	42	0
1987	33.8	71	41.4	80	26.3	66	5.12	148	0
1986	30.6	118	39	115	22.1	126	5.38	145	0
1985	31.5	109	39.3	111	23.7	106	8.14	96	0
1984	28.6	142	36.3	142	20.9	140	5.99	133	0
1983	36.7	22	44.3	29	29	23	6.95	122	0
1982	27.7	148	36.6	137	18.9	148	10.73	44	0
1981	30.2	123	38.8	118	21.7	133	5.69	139	0
1980	30.1	125	38	126	22.3	121	6.21	131	0
1979	26.4	149	35	150	17.7	150	13.91	11	0
1978	21.8	154	30.4	154	13.3	153	8.77	81	0
1977	22.9	153	32.8	152	13	154	3.70	154	0
1976	35.2	49	44.6	28	25.8	71	8.73	84	0
1975	35.1	51	42.4	57	27.8	43	10.26	51	0
1974	34.4	63	42.4	57	26.3	66	7.94	98	0
1973	33.6	79	41.5	79	25.7	73	7.60	106	0
1972	33.7	76	42.7	53	24.7	91	7.55	108	0
1971	33.2	84	42.1	63	24.3	100	11.68	34	0
1970	28.3	143	36.4	140	20.2	142	5.54	141	0
1969	32.5	97	40	102	25	84	9.92	54	0
1968	30.6	118	39.3	111	21.9	130	6.37	127	0
1967	32.3	98	40.8	88	23.8	104	5.92	137	0
1966	31.3	112	38.7	120	24	102	8.76	82	0
1965	33	86	43.8	33	22.1	126	13.10	18	0
1964	28.3	143	37.6	131	19.1	147	5.94	136	0
1963	25	151	35.6	146	14.5	152	4.49	151	0
1962	32.1	101	40.3	97	23.8	104	12.95	21	0
1961	31.5	109	39.7	109	23.3	109	7.16	120	0
1960	34.3	65	41.3	81	27.3	53	9.00	73	0
1959	30.4	121	39.9	104	21	139	11.47	37	0
1958	31.3	112	39	115	23.6	107	8.93	76	0
1957	36	32	43.3	43	28.7	27	8.43	89	0
1956	32.8	92	40.9	87	24.6	95	9.00	73	0
1955	33	86	40.3	97	25.6	74	12.19	30	0
1954	36.4	27	45.3	18	27.6	48	5.96	134	0
1953	36.9	21	44.3	29	29.4	18	9.78	59	0
1952	36	32	43.7	35	28.3	32	13.49	13	0
1951	31.1	114	39.3	111	22.9	112	12.23	29	0
1950	38.4	9	47.3	7	29.5	17	18.18	2	0
1949	38.3	10	46.3	11	30.3	9	16.05	9	0
1948	30.1	125	38.6	121	21.7	133	7.32	116	0
1947	34.9	54	43.1	46	26.7	60	8.48	87	0
1946	33.3	83	41.7	73	24.8	88	7.79	101	0
1945	29.8	128	37.2	134	22.3	121	10.66	46	0
1944	35.4	45	43.1	46	27.7	44	6.64	124	0
1943	33.7	76	42.1	63	25.2	82	7.43	110	0
1942	33.8	71	40.8	88	26.8	59	7.37	113	1
1941	34.5	61	41.3	81	27.6	48	5.08	149	0
1940	29.7	131	36.5	138	23	111	6.39	126	0
1939	36.6	25	44.8	24	28.3	32	9.45	64	0
1938	34.6	57	41.6	76	27.7	44	7.58	107	1
1937	36.7	22	44.7	26	28.7	27	17.61	3	0
1936	26.3	150	34	151	18.7	149	5.24	147	0
1935	34	68	41.9	68	26	69	5.52	142	0
1934	33.6	79	41.8	71	25.3	79	5.52	142	0
1933	36.4	27	44.8	24	28	38	9.18	67	0
1932	42.2	4	50.1	3	34.2	6	9.87	56	0
1931	35.5	42	42.1	63	28.8	26	4.05	152	0
1930	35.9	34	43.5	38	28.2	34	9.59	62	0
1929	31.4	111	39.9	104	22.9	112	8.74	83	0
1928	32.7	95	40.6	93	24.8	88	8.36	90	0
1927	34.6	57	42.1	63	27	55	9.11	70	0
1926	32	103	39.5	110	24.5	97	6.67	123	0
1925	33.8	71	42.2	62	25.4	76	7.40	112	0
1924	34	68	41.6	76	26.4	63	12.73	22	0
1923	33.5	81	41.6	76	25.4	76	10.45	49	0
1922	33.8	71	41.3	81	26.4	63	8.61	86	0
1921	36.2	29	43.1	46	29.4	18	5.35	146	1
1920	27.9	145	35.4	148	20.2	142	7.34	115	1
1919	37.2	20	45.3	18	29.1	22	7.17	119	0
1918	24	152	32.8	152	15.2	151	7.47	109	0
1917	31	116	40.4	96	21.7	133	9.84	57	0
1916	33.4	82	41.8	71	24.9	86	12.16	31	0
1915	33.7	76	40.7	91	26.7	60	7.93	99	0
1914	35	52	42.5	56	27.5	51	8.45	88	0
1913	36.7	22	45.3	18	28.2	34	13.13	17	0
1912	29.8	128	37.7	129	21.9	130	7.78	102	0
1911	35.4	45	42.9	51	28	38	8.23	93	0
1910	30.2	123	38	126	22.4	117	10.81	43	0
1909	37.8	15	45.7	17	30	14	9.82	58	0
1908	34.6	57	42.1	63	27.1	54	8.28	92	0
1907	35.7	38	43.4	41	27.9	41	12.73	22	0
1906	35.2	49	43	50	27.4	52	7.74	104	0
1905	27.8	146	35.6	146	19.9	145	7.31	117	0
1904	27.8	146	36.2	143	19.3	146	7.04	121	0
1903	32.8	92	40.2	101	25.4	76	13.06	19	0
1902	29.3	136	36.5	138	22	128	5.85	138	0
1901	32.2	99	39.9	104	24.5	97	3.23	155	0
1900	32.9	89	41	86	24.9	86	7.69	105	0
1899	29.9	127	37.3	132	22.4	117	7.82	100	0
1898	36.2	29	42.6	54	29.8	16	12.29	27	0
1897	34.4	63	41.2	85	27.6	48	8.84	79	0
1896	35.3	48	41.7	73	29	23	6.34	128	0
1895	29.6	133	36.4	140	22.9	112	9.73	61	0
1894	35.7	38	42.6	54	28.9	25	9.18	67	0
1893	28.8	140	35.9	144	21.6	137	8.93	76	0
1892	35.5	42	42.4	57	28.7	27	6.59	125	0
1891	37.3	19	44.3	29	30.2	10	9.06	72	0
1890	44.3	2	52.5	1	36.1	3	11.93	33	0
1889	35	52	41.9	68	28.1	36	5.42	144	0
1888	32.8	92	40.7	91	24.8	88	5.95	135	0
1887	32.9	89	41.7	73	24	102	11.33	40	0
1886	30.3	122	38.3	123	22.4	117	6.30	130	0
1885	28.7	141	37.2	134	20.2	142	12.46	25	0
1884	35.8	36	43.5	38	28.1	36	16.69	6	0
1883	35.6	40	43.3	43	27.9	41	13.43	15	0
1882	42.6	3	48.8	5	36.5	2	18.73	1	0
1881	31.9	104	39	115	24.7	91	12.97	20	0
1880	44.5	1	51.6	2	37.4	1	16.75	5	0
1879	31.6	107	38.8	118	24.4	99	8.31	91	0
1878	41.5	6	48	6	34.9	4	10.01	53	0
1877	32.1	101	39.1	114	25	84	3.88	153	0
1876	41.8	5	49.1	4	34.6	5	16.16	8	0
1875	31	116	38.3	123	23.6	107	6.00	132	0
1874	38.9	7	46	15	31.9	7	16.39	7	0
1873	31.1	114	39.8	108	22.4	117	8.81	80	0
1872							5.59	140	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	44.5
1890	44.3
1882	42.6
1932	42.2
1876	41.8
1878	41.5
1874	38.9
2023	38.6
1950	38.4
2024	38.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	21.8
1977	22.9
1918	24
1963	25
1936	26.3
1979	26.4
1982	27.7
1905	27.8
1904	27.8
1920	27.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	18.73
1950	18.18
1937	17.61
2019	16.90
1880	16.75
1884	16.69
1874	16.39
1876	16.16
1949	16.05
1991	14.73

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	3.23
1977	3.70
1877	3.88
1931	4.05
1963	4.49
2026	5.06
1941	5.08
1987	5.12
1936	5.24
1921	5.35

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 70°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: -3°F; 31 January 2026, 28 January 2026, 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.91 in; 18 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 5.06 in of precipitation in Cincinnati, OH, the driest winter since 1977, 6th driest of 155.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cincinnati, OH: 70°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cincinnati, OH: a low of -3°F on Saturday 31 January 2026, Wednesday 28 January 2026 and Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cincinnati, OH: 0.91 in on Thursday 18 December 2025.