First freeze 2026 · Cincinnati, OH
When is Cincinnati's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). 19 of 154 falls since 1872 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 22 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 28, 1942
- Latest on record
- Nov 27, 1902
- Record since
- 1872 (154 falls)
- Station
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- Coldest so far
- 36°F on Nov 7
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7, 5 days past the normal date (Nov 2). 62 of 154 falls since 1872 went past Nov 7 without a hard freeze.
Common questions
When is Cincinnati's first freeze?
Around Oct 22. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Cincinnati had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). 19 of 154 falls since 1872 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Cincinnati?
Sep 28, 1942, in a record that goes back to 1872.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Cincinnati?
Nov 27, 1902.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 2024 | Nov 21 | 30°F |
| 2023 | Oct 31 | 25°F |
| 2022 | Oct 20 | 29°F |
| 2021 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 2020 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 2019 | Nov 1 | 28°F |
| 2018 | Oct 21 | 32°F |
| 2017 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 2016 | Nov 10 | 30°F |
| 2015 | Oct 18 | 28°F |
| 2014 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 2013 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 2012 | Oct 8 | 32°F |
| 2011 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 2010 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 2009 | Oct 18 | 28°F |
| 2008 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2007 | Oct 29 | 31°F |
| 2006 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 2005 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2004 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 2003 | Oct 2 | 32°F |
| 2002 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 2001 | Oct 7 | 31°F |
| 2000 | Oct 7 | 31°F |
| 1999 | Oct 21 | 29°F |
| 1998 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1997 | Oct 22 | 25°F |
| 1996 | Oct 19 | 30°F |
| 1995 | Oct 16 | 30°F |
| 1994 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1993 | Sep 30 | 31°F |
| 1992 | Oct 17 | 30°F |
| 1991 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1990 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1989 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 1988 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 1987 | Oct 4 | 29°F |
| 1986 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1985 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 1984 | Nov 3 | 31°F |
| 1983 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1982 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1981 | Oct 23 | 27°F |
| 1980 | Oct 6 | 29°F |
| 1979 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1978 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1977 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1976 | Oct 18 | 27°F |
| 1975 | Oct 3 | 30°F |
| 1974 | Oct 3 | 27°F |
| 1973 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 1972 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1971 | Nov 4 | 29°F |
| 1970 | Oct 17 | 29°F |
| 1969 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1968 | Oct 5 | 32°F |
| 1967 | Oct 21 | 32°F |
| 1966 | Oct 2 | 32°F |
| 1965 | Oct 25 | 31°F |
| 1964 | Oct 7 | 31°F |
| 1963 | Oct 30 | 25°F |
| 1962 | Oct 23 | 31°F |
| 1961 | Oct 27 | 30°F |
| 1960 | Oct 21 | 29°F |
| 1959 | Oct 18 | 29°F |
| 1958 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1957 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1956 | Nov 8 | 32°F |
| 1955 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1954 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1953 | Oct 30 | 28°F |
| 1952 | Oct 7 | 27°F |
| 1951 | Oct 9 | 31°F |
| 1950 | Nov 5 | 30°F |
| 1949 | Nov 1 | 27°F |
| 1948 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 1947 | Nov 8 | 30°F |
| 1946 | Nov 17 | 32°F |
| 1945 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1944 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1943 | Nov 9 | 29°F |
| 1942 | Sep 28 | 32°F |
| 1941 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 1940 | Nov 7 | 31°F |
| 1939 | Oct 15 | 30°F |
| 1938 | Nov 9 | 28°F |
| 1937 | Oct 15 | 29°F |
| 1936 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1935 | Oct 7 | 30°F |
| 1934 | Oct 14 | 32°F |
| 1933 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1932 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 1931 | Nov 6 | 31°F |
| 1930 | Oct 20 | 27°F |
| 1929 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1928 | Oct 30 | 27°F |
| 1927 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1926 | Oct 27 | 29°F |
| 1925 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1924 | Oct 23 | 30°F |
| 1923 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1922 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1921 | Oct 13 | 28°F |
| 1920 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1919 | Nov 5 | 28°F |
| 1918 | Nov 2 | 29°F |
| 1917 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1916 | Oct 22 | 27°F |
| 1915 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1914 | Oct 27 | 29°F |
| 1913 | Oct 21 | 32°F |
| 1912 | Nov 2 | 31°F |
| 1911 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 1910 | Oct 29 | 29°F |
| 1909 | Oct 13 | 30°F |
| 1908 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1907 | Oct 29 | 31°F |
| 1906 | Oct 11 | 28°F |
| 1905 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1904 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1903 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1902 | Nov 27 | 32°F |
| 1901 | Nov 4 | 24°F |
| 1900 | Nov 8 | 28°F |
| 1899 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1898 | Oct 27 | 31°F |
| 1897 | Nov 12 | 30°F |
| 1896 | Oct 19 | 31°F |
| 1895 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1894 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1893 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1892 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1891 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1890 | Nov 26 | 32°F |
| 1889 | Oct 7 | 32°F |
| 1888 | Nov 17 | 30°F |
| 1887 | Oct 22 | 30°F |
| 1886 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1885 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1884 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1883 | Nov 12 | 29°F |
| 1882 | Nov 21 | 32°F |
| 1881 | Nov 15 | 32°F |
| 1880 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1879 | Nov 2 | 28°F |
| 1878 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 1877 | Nov 6 | 27°F |
| 1876 | Oct 15 | 29°F |
| 1875 | Nov 16 | 27°F |
| 1874 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1873 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1872 | Nov 14 | 31°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)