Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarding Township is drier than 77% of U.S. towns: 35 inches of precipitation a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 85°. Its January nights bite harder than in 67% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 1.4° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with December up the most. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 50°.
A year in Harding Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Harding Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Harding Township’s place in Ohio beside it.
What a year in Harding Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first by October 24. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Toledo Express Airport, 3 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Harding Township’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −5°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 37 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Toledo Express Airport, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 35 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 133 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Harding Township
85% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Toledo Express Airport.
Living with Harding Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
188 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 22 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 24.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, August, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Harding Township from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (64%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 9%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Harding Township and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Harding Township in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Harding Township’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Township, OH | 19° | 85° | 35" | 37" |
| Stickney, IL | 18° | 84° | 38" | 39" |
| Sayre, PA | 17° | 84° | 37" | 35" |
| Southport, NY | 16° | 83° | 36" | 42" |
| Bettendorf, IA | 14° | 84° | 37" | 36" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Harding Township averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.8°).
A bigger shift than in 52% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Harding Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Harding Township’s place among Ohio’s.
Harding Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Harding Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Toledo Express Airport. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 19° | 2.3" | 12.3" | 14 | 15 | 16° – 37° |
| February | 36° | 21° | 2.1" | 10.2" | 11 | 12 | 13° – 39° |
| March | 47° | 29° | 2.4" | 5.3" | 12 | 5 | 29° – 51° |
| April | 60° | 38° | 3.3" | 1.3" | 12 | 0 | 43° – 55° |
| May | 72° | 49° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 53° – 67° |
| June | 81° | 59° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| July | 85° | 63° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| August | 83° | 61° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| September | 76° | 53° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| October | 63° | 43° | 2.7" | 0.1" | 11 | 0 | 49° – 59° |
| November | 49° | 33° | 2.7" | 1.7" | 11 | 1 | 34° – 48° |
| December | 38° | 25° | 2.3" | 6.5" | 12 | 8 | 18° – 41° |
| Year | 60° | 41° | 34.9" | 37.4" | 133 | 40 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 13° to 39°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Harding Township’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Harding Township’s center.
- Snow: Toledo Express Airport.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Toledo Express Airport, 3 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Harding Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Harding Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 67% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 54% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Harding Township in winter?
January nights average 19°. About 123 nights a year reach 32° or below and 6 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 16°.
How much snow does Harding Township get?
About 37 inches in a normal winter at Toledo Express Airport, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 40 days a year.
How hot does it get in Harding Township?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 63°. About 19 days a year reach 90° (Toledo Express Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Harding Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 22 and the first fall frost by October 24, about 188 frost-free days, at Toledo Express Airport.
What growing zone is Harding Township in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −5°.
What is the best time of year to visit Harding Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, August, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Harding Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.4° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 52% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Harding Township.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.