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Akron, OH Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Akron, a city in Summit County, Ohio.

Today
77°F
Chance Rain Showers
A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Akron

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 77°F Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 51%
Tonight 64°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 6 mph SE 67%
Sunday 75°F Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 9 mph W 92%
Sunday Night 53°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 9 mph NE 31%
Monday 67°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 12 mph NE 22%
Monday Night 51°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NE 34%
Tuesday 65°F Chance Rain Showers 12 mph NE 36%
Tuesday Night 52°F Rain Showers Likely 12 to 15 mph E 63%
Wednesday 65°F Rain Showers Likely 13 to 16 mph E 65%
Wednesday Night 52°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 10 to 14 mph E 61%
Thursday 67°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 10 mph E 43%
Thursday Night 51°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 8 mph NE 16%
Friday 70°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 9 mph NE 17%
Friday Night 50°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy 3 to 9 mph NE 17%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Akron (41.080, -81.521). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Akron

Last spring frost
Apr 24
First fall frost
Oct 28
Growing season
186 days
Hardiness zone
6b

More local growing data for Akron: nearby ZIP 44308 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Ohio frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Akron Fulton Intl Ap, Oh (4.1 mi from Akron). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.