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Best time to visit Cleveland

September is the best time to visit Cleveland for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 87/100
The least cloud August 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 66 mm
Warmth July 27 °C
Cooler weather January 1.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 87 23 °C 10
2 May 79 20 °C 13
3 June 79 25 °C 13
4 August 78 26 °C 11
5 July 74 27 °C 12
6 October 70 16 °C 12
7 April 54 14 °C 13
8 November 40 9.7 °C 12
9 March 26 6.7 °C 12
10 February 24 2.3 °C 11
11 December 21 3.9 °C 13
12 January 20 1.1 °C 13

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 1.1 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.