Mentor, Ohio Weather
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Mentor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:28 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——59°42°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast46%0.13″62°41°+3°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Snow85%0.68″49°42°-13°
- FridayNov 13Light Snow Shwrs85%0.40″42°39°-7°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Snow Shwrs85%0.36″42°39°0°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle45%—46°42°+4°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——47°43°+1°
Air quality now AQI 27 · Good
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:50 AM
- Moonset
- 5:43 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
Mentor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 51°F (high 59°F, low 42°F), 3°F above the 48°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 15 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 8 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Mentor
- Tue59°42°1%
- Wed62°41°46%
- Thu49°42°85%
- Fri42°39°85%
- Sat42°39°85%
- Sun46°42°45%
- Mon47°43°6%
- Tue48°40°4%
- Wed49°38°1%
- Thu51°36°5%
- Fri55°43°11%
- Sat60°48°29%
- Sun63°44°48%
- Mon44°26°55%
- Tue32°25°30%
- Wed35°25°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 9) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Mentor
Mentor sits in Lake County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 12m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 9m — a swing of +6h 4m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Cincinnati, the state’s largest city, lies about 242 miles to the SW. The nearest town Mentor tracks is Cleveland, roughly 23 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Mentor
Air quality in Mentor’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 40).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Mentor's warmest stretch (~75°F) and January its coldest (~30°F); precipitation crests in July at 4.1 inches and ebbs in February to 2.1 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 3.1″ | 16 |
| February | 31° | 2.1″ | 13 |
| March | 38° | 2.8″ | 13 |
| April | 49° | 3.5″ | 13 |
| May | 60° | 3.4″ | 13 |
| June | 70° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| July | 75° | 4.1″ | 10 |
| August | 74° | 3.4″ | 10 |
| September | 68° | 3.9″ | 9 |
| October | 57° | 4.0″ | 13 |
| November | 46° | 3.2″ | 14 |
| December | 36° | 3.1″ | 14 |
Regional context
Similar climates Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, Kirtland Hills, OH, Grand River, OH
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Mentor sees 30°F Januarys and 75°F Julys, a 44°F range, plus around 40.5 inches of precipitation across 147 days.
Rainfall in Mentor splits evenly between the seasons: July tops out at 4.1 inches over 9.6 rainy days, and February logs 2.1 inches across 12.5 — neither half of Mentor's year dominates. It is a balanced pattern Mentor shares with places like Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, Kirtland Hills, OH and Grand River, OH.
The cool-season window in Mentor starts at April 15, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Mentor, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Mentor's frost date. Around November 9, freezing nights resume in Mentor and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Mentor's last freeze comes after April 15.
Similar climates: Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, Kirtland Hills, OH, Grand River, OH, Willoughby, OH, Painesville, OH.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Mentor?
- In Mentor, expect the last spring frost near April 15; Mentor's first autumn frost comes around November 9.
- What is the rainy season in Mentor?
- Rainfall in Mentor peaks in July near 4.1 inches, out of about 40 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Mentor?
- July is Mentor's warmest month, averaging about 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Mentor?
- Mentor bottoms out in January, with a mean near 30°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Mentor?
- Time tomatoes in Mentor for two weeks after April 15; peas and greens start at Mentor's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Mentor get?
- Mentor averages about 147 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Mentor?
- Mentor sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 30°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Mentor?
- Mentor's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Mentor?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Mentor in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Mentor?
- Current conditions for Mentor and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Mentor forecast updated?
- The Mentor forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Mentor?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Mentor are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Mentor?
- The next few days in Mentor's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Mentor sits at 41.7°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Mentor
- 44060
- 44061