Cleveland Heights, OH Climate


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Cleveland Heights, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are usually cold and snowy. The city experiences a significant amount of precipitation throughout the year, with spring and summer featuring more rain than the colder months. During the summer, temperatures generally reach into the low 80s Fahrenheit (high 20s Celsius) but can sometimes exceed 90°F (32°C). Winters tend to be cold, with temperatures frequently dropping below freezing and snowfall occurring on average from November through March.

Cleveland Heights, Ohio gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland Heights averages 68 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Cleveland Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 68 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cleveland Heights is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cleveland Heights, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCleveland Heights, OhioUnited States
  38.3 in.38.1 in.
  67.8 in.27.8 in.
  160.3 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  942 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Cleveland Heights with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In Cleveland Heights, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cleveland Heights are June, August and July.
In Cleveland Heights, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cleveland Heights with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Cleveland Heights, there are 103.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In Cleveland Heights, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cleveland Heights but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Cleveland Heights with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Cleveland Heights means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in Cleveland Heights with 17.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 160.3 rainy days annually in Cleveland Heights, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.8 inches in Cleveland Heights means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Cleveland Heights with 18.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Nice place to live. High taxes. School system  More

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How underrated Cleveland is! Within a 30 minute drive, I have easy access to one of the world's best orchestras (the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Franz  More

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Over 14 years ago

All mannnnn! This Place is... well let's just say sad ! Get away from Cleveland as quick as possible and do not think twice about what you've done. Oh gosh, where do I  More

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