East Cleveland, OH Climate


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East Cleveland, OH has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with summer being the wettest season. Rainfall is usually moderate but heavy thunderstorms can occur and cause flash flooding. Snowfall can also be significant during the winter months and snow often accumulates on the ground for a few weeks at a time. The temperature in East Cleveland ranges from highs of around 95°F in the summer to lows of around 17°F in the winter months.

East Cleveland, Ohio gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Cleveland averages 52 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in East Cleveland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Cleveland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Cleveland is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in East Cleveland, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Cleveland, OhioUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  51.5 in.27.8 in.
  158.7 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  686 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 East Cleveland with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In East Cleveland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Cleveland are June, August and July.
In East Cleveland, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Cleveland with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In East Cleveland, there are 98.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In East Cleveland, there are 1.3 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 East Cleveland 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.
August is the wettest month in East Cleveland with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in East Cleveland means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in East Cleveland with 17.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 158.7 rainy days annually in East Cleveland, 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 51.5 inches in East Cleveland means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in East Cleveland with 14.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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