Climateby Month

Cleveland, OH climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 654 ft elevation

Summers in Cleveland are warm and often humid; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 84°F in July and fall to 36°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 10 to 18 a month. Normal snowfall is about 64 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September.

Warmest month
84°F
July normal high
Coldest month
22°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
158
41.0 in of precipitation
Snow a year
63.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Cleveland?

Normal highs range from 36°F in January to 84°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 36°F (2°C), low 22°F (-6°C) 36° 22° February: normal high 39°F (4°C), low 24°F (-4°C) March: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 31°F (-1°C) April: normal high 60°F (16°C), low 41°F (5°C) May: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 51°F (11°C) June: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 61°F (16°C) July: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 65°F (18°C) 84° 65° August: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 64°F (18°C) September: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 57°F (14°C) October: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 47°F (8°C) November: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 37°F (3°C) December: normal high 40°F (4°C), low 28°F (-2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Cleveland?

January has the most wet days (about 18); the year brings about 41 in of precipitation.

January: 18 wet days 18 February: 14 wet days March: 15 wet days April: 15 wet days May: 13 wet days June: 12 wet days July: 11 wet days August: 10 wet days September: 10 wet days 10 October: 12 wet days November: 13 wet days December: 16 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 63.8 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 18.4 in of snow 18.4 February: 15.1 in of snow March: 10.8 in of snow April: 2.7 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 4.5 in of snow December: 12.2 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Cleveland?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 11 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 1 muggy days June: 6 muggy days July: 11 muggy days 11 August: 10 muggy days September: 4 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, 10 mi SW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.2 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.6 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.2 hours of daylight 9.2 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Cleveland, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 36°F22°F 3.0 in18 18.4 in 0 9.6 h
February 39°F24°F 2.5 in14 15.1 in 0 10.6 h
March 47°F31°F 3.1 in15 10.8 in 0 12.0 h
April 60°F41°F 3.8 in15 2.7 in 0 13.3 h
May 71°F51°F 3.8 in13 0.0 in 1 14.5 h
June 80°F61°F 3.8 in12 0.0 in 6 15.1 h
July 84°F65°F 3.7 in11 0.0 in 11 14.8 h
August 82°F64°F 3.6 in10 0.0 in 10 13.8 h
September 76°F57°F 3.9 in10 0.0 in 4 12.5 h
October 64°F47°F 3.6 in12 0.1 in 0 11.1 h
November 51°F37°F 3.4 in13 4.5 in 0 9.9 h
December 40°F28°F 3.0 in16 12.2 in 0 9.2 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Cleveland

By our comfort score, the best months are May, June and September.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 260822
Feb 311718
Mar 424812
Apr 59982
May 691380
Jun 671173
Jul 60775
Aug 61963
Sep 671571
Oct 591180
Nov 41486
Dec 280818

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Cleveland

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 8, and the first fall frost around Nov 12, leaving 217 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Cleveland
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 8after Apr 20
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 12before Nov 1
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 1after Apr 13
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 22before Nov 7
Frost-free season217 daysunder 200 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Cleveland Burke Airport (USW00004853), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Ohio.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 98°F (July 17, 2012, and 2 other days); the lowest was -20°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall and snow depth: Cleveland (USW00014820), 10 mi SW of the city center, 763 ft (109 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Cleveland Burke Airport (USW00004853), 1.4 mi NNE of the city center, 584 ft (70 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (725240-14820), 10 mi SW of the city center, 777 ft (123 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: cloud cover (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error