Cleveland climate
Cleveland is warmest in July, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -5.3 °C. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and February the driest (66 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Cleveland averages 1,073 mm of rain, 75 days above 25 °C and 96 days below freezing.
United States · 199 m elevation · population 365,379 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 27 °C
- Coldest month January -5.3 °C
- Driest month February 66 mm
- Wettest month June 113 mm
- Least cloud August 49 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 35 °C
- Coldest on record January -30 °C
What to expectCleveland through the year
Cleveland has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 1.1 °C in January to 27 °C in July, a swing of 26 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 75 days a year reach 25 °C, 12 of them reach 30 °C, 96 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 66 mm in February to 113 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1 °C | 81 mm | 79 % |
| February | 2.3 °C | 66 mm | 73 % |
| March | 6.7 °C | 83 mm | 67 % |
| April | 13.8 °C | 103 mm | 64 % |
| May | 20.1 °C | 96 mm | 60 % |
| June | 25.0 °C | 113 mm | 56 % |
| July | 27.0 °C | 100 mm | 50 % |
| August | 26.1 °C | 90 mm | 49 % |
| September | 22.8 °C | 86 mm | 51 % |
| October | 16.4 °C | 87 mm | 59 % |
| November | 9.7 °C | 85 mm | 70 % |
| December | 3.9 °C | 82 mm | 80 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1 °C | -5.3 °C | -2.6 °C | 18.5 °C | -29.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 2.3 °C | -4.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 22.7 °C | -21.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| March | 6.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 2.1 °C | 25.1 °C | -19.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 13.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 8.8 °C | 27.3 °C | -6.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| May | 20.1 °C | 11.7 °C | 15.5 °C | 33.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.0 °C | 17.4 °C | 20.9 °C | 35.0 °C | 7.6 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 27.0 °C | 19.9 °C | 23.2 °C | 35.4 °C | 12.7 °C | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 26.1 °C | 19.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 34.0 °C | 11.1 °C | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| September | 22.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.8 °C | 33.0 °C | 4.9 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 16.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 12.5 °C | 29.6 °C | 0.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 9.7 °C | 3.6 °C | 6.1 °C | 23.7 °C | -9.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 3.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 0.8 °C | 19.4 °C | -18.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 mm | 13 | 9.5 h/day | 79 % | 76 % | 25 km/h |
| February | 66 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 73 % | 75 % | 24 km/h |
| March | 83 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 67 % | 74 % | 23 km/h |
| April | 103 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 71 % | 23 km/h |
| May | 96 mm | 13 | 15 h/day | 60 % | 73 % | 21 km/h |
| June | 113 mm | 13 | 15 h/day | 56 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| July | 100 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 90 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 49 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 86 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 51 % | 75 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 87 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 73 % | 22 km/h |
| November | 85 mm | 12 | 9.9 h/day | 70 % | 73 % | 24 km/h |
| December | 82 mm | 13 | 9.2 h/day | 80 % | 76 % | 25 km/h |
Where Cleveland ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in North America in March | 31st of 50 | 6.7 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in February | 35th of 50 | 2.3 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in April | 38th of 50 | 14 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in January | 38th of 50 | 1.1 °C |
| The coolest places in North America year-round | 39th of 50 | 15 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in December | 41st of 50 | 3.9 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Cleveland.
QuestionsCommon questions about Cleveland’s climate
When is the best time to visit Cleveland?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Cleveland get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 12 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -5.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 96 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Cleveland?
June, averaging 113 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is February with 66 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,073 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Cleveland rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 41.499°, -81.695° , 199 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.