Cleveland, Ohio climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cleveland's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 41.0 inches of precipitation and 64 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,042 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Station IDUSW00014820
- Location41.41°N 81.86°W
- Elevation763 ft (233 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population365,379
On October 23, the normal high in Cleveland is 61°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cleveland.
- Jan 36° 22°
- Feb 39° 24°
- Mar 47° 31°
- Apr 60° 41°
- May 71° 51°
- Jun 80° 61°
- Jul 84° 65°
- Aug 82° 64°
- Sep 76° 57°
- Oct 64° 47°
- Nov 51° 37°
- Dec 40° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Cleveland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in September (3.93 in), the least in February (2.49 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 22°F | 29.1°F | 2.99 | 18.4 | 18 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 24°F | 31.1°F | 2.49 | 15.1 | 15 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 31°F | 38.9°F | 3.06 | 10.8 | 15 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 41°F | 50.4°F | 3.75 | 2.7 | 15 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 61.2°F | 3.79 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 80°F | 61°F | 70.4°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 84°F | 65°F | 74.5°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 82°F | 64°F | 73.0°F | 3.56 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 57°F | 66.4°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 47°F | 55.1°F | 3.60 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 37°F | 44.0°F | 3.37 | 4.5 | 13 | <1 | 12 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 40°F | 28°F | 34.3°F | 2.99 | 12.2 | 16 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 44°F | 52.4°F | 41.03 | 63.8 | 159 | 12 | 111 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −5°C | −1.6°C | 76 mm | 47 cm |
| February | 4°C | −5°C | −0.5°C | 63 mm | 38 cm |
| March | 8°C | −1°C | 3.8°C | 78 mm | 27 cm |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 10.2°C | 95 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 22°C | 11°C | 16.2°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 19°C | 23.6°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 18°C | 22.8°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 14°C | 19.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 8°C | 12.8°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 3°C | 6.7°C | 86 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 5°C | −2°C | 1.3°C | 76 mm | 31 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014820; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Cleveland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014820.
When is the last frost in Cleveland?
In Cleveland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 201 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 198 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 220 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cleveland in zones 6b to 7a across its 19 ZIP code areas (6b in 44135, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Cleveland's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (30 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Ohio · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00014820; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
What hardiness zone is each Cleveland ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Cleveland's 19 ZIP code areas run from zone 6b to 7a: 8 in 6b and 11 in 7a. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
| ZIP code | Zone | Land in Cleveland |
|---|---|---|
| 44102 | 7a | 15.7 km² |
| 44103 | 7a | 10.5 km² |
| 44104 | 6b | 12.2 km² |
| 44105 | 6b | 17.8 km² |
| 44106 | 6b | 8.1 km² |
| 44108 | 7a | 9.0 km² |
| 44109 | 7a | 18.3 km² |
| 44110 | 7a | 10.5 km² |
| 44111 | 7a | 16.7 km² |
| 44112 | 6b | 2.0 km² |
| 44113 | 7a | 9.9 km² |
| 44114 | 7a | 7.9 km² |
| 44115 | 7a | 5.5 km² |
| 44119 | 7a | 3.5 km² |
| 44120 | 6b | 6.8 km² |
| 44127 | 7a | 4.6 km² |
| 44128 | 6b | 8.5 km² |
| 44135 | 6b | 24.1 km² |
| 44144 | 6b | 4.4 km² |
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Cleveland?
In a normal year in Cleveland, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 111 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 159 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 111a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 37high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 159a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 20a normal year
The highest temperature in Cleveland's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1871) is 104°F, on June 25, 1988; the lowest is −20°F, on January 19, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 65.32 in; the snowiest season is 2004–05, with 117.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00014820; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record CLEthr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Cleveland, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 61°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 62°F; the driest air comes in January (20°F). December is the windiest month (11.1 mph on average), and August has the most clear or nearly clear hours (41%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°F | 72% | 65% | 10.8 mph | 17% | 63% |
| February | 24°F | 71% | 63% | 10.8 mph | 20% | 59% |
| March | 32°F | 64% | 53% | 10.4 mph | 24% | 48% |
| April | 42°F | 63% | 52% | 9.7 mph | 30% | 38% |
| May | 54°F | 67% | 54% | 8.6 mph | 29% | 32% |
| June | 61°F | 67% | 53% | 8.0 mph | 34% | 20% |
| July | 62°F | 69% | 54% | 7.6 mph | 34% | 20% |
| August | 60°F | 71% | 56% | 7.7 mph | 41% | 21% |
| September | 50°F | 71% | 56% | 8.8 mph | 37% | 31% |
| October | 39°F | 69% | 57% | 10.0 mph | 22% | 50% |
| November | 30°F | 72% | 64% | 10.9 mph | 13% | 64% |
| December | 24°F | 75% | 69% | 11.1 mph | 12% | 71% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00014820. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is Cleveland?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cleveland, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (48%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 449th (with 2 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 1.4 |
| February | 57% | 2.2 |
| March | 60% | 3.2 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 70% | 5.3 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 64% | 2.7 |
| November | 60% | 1.8 |
| December | 48% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Cleveland need?
A normal year in Cleveland brings 5,516 heating degree days, 3% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 947 cooling degree days, 4% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,360 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,114 | 0 |
| February | 949 | 0 |
| March | 811 | 2 |
| April | 447 | 10 |
| May | 182 | 66 |
| June | 29 | 193 |
| July | 2 | 296 |
| August | 4 | 251 |
| September | 70 | 110 |
| October | 325 | 18 |
| November | 631 | 1 |
| December | 952 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,516 | 947 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014820. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Cleveland been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.1°F, 1.3°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 52.4°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.3°F | +0.9°F | 42.72 | 32.4 |
| 2022 | 52.2°F | −0.2°F | 40.10 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 53.8°F | +1.4°F | 45.00 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | 55.2°F | +2.8°F | 33.62 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 51.1°F | −1.3°F | 39.23 | 47.5 |
Over 82 complete years from 1939 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.9°F per century (+0.22°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00014820; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cleveland's climate compare?
Cleveland is warmer than 68 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Ohio, and wetter than 41. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.4°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cleveland is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Cleveland share this climate record?
30 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Parma, OHalso near: North Ridgeville (17 mi, 52.6°F a year); Stow (23 mi, 49.2°F a year)79,350 people · 7 mi E
- Lakewood, OH49,517 people · 6 mi NE
- Strongsville, OH45,768 people · 7 mi S
- Brunswick, OH35,166 people · 12 mi S
- Westlake, OH34,232 people · 4 mi NW
- North Olmsted, OH31,690 people · 3 mi W
- North Royalton, OH30,894 people · 9 mi SE
- Garfield Heights, OH29,014 people · 13 mi E
- Maple Heights, OH23,081 people · 15 mi E
- Rocky River, OH21,468 people · 4 mi N
- Parma Heights, OH20,524 people · 6 mi E
- Broadview Heights, OH19,792 people · 11 mi SE
- Brook Park, OH18,142 people · 2 mi E
- Berea, OH17,998 people · 3 mi S
- Fairview Park, OH16,860 people · 2 mi N
- Bay Village, OH15,903 people · 6 mi NW
- Middleburg Heights, OH15,672 people · 4 mi SE
- Brecksville, OH13,951 people · 14 mi SE
- Bedford, OH12,834 people · 17 mi E
- Seven Hills, OH11,560 people · 10 mi E
- Brooklyn, OH11,072 people · 6 mi E
- Olmsted Falls, OH8,676 people · 4 mi SW
- Independence, OH7,518 people · 12 mi E
- Walton Hills, OH1,997 people · 16 mi E
- Valley View, OH1,858 people · 13 mi E
- Newburgh Heights, OH1,815 people · 11 mi E
- Brooklyn Heights, OH1,480 people · 10 mi E
- North Randall, OH934 people · 17 mi E
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH556 people · 11 mi E
- Linndale, OH109 people · 5 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Cleveland's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Cleveland. This page uses Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Burke Airport USW00004853 | 3 mi N | 584 ft | 52.3°F | 24°F | 81°F | 33.3 | – | April 8 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Cleveland's climate
What is the coldest month in Cleveland?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Cleveland?
Yes: 64 inches in a normal year, falling on 46 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (18.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cleveland?
September, with 3.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cleveland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cleveland in zones 6b to 7a across its 19 ZIP code areas (6b in 44135, the largest). By the same method at Cleveland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Cleveland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Cleveland in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Ohio climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Ridgeville, OH11 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Elyria, OH17 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Oberlin, OH21 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Chippewa Lake, OH25 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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