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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Russell County / Cleveland / Zip Codes
The climate in Cleveland, VA is generally moderate and warm throughout the year. Summers are warm with average temperatures hovering around 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and lows dipping into the mid to high 60s at night. Winters can be cool with daytime temperatures averaging around 45 degrees Fahrenheit and nighttime lows dropping to just above freezing. The area also receives an average of 45 inches of rain per year, allowing for lush vegetation and beautiful landscapes all year round.

Cleveland, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Cleveland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cleveland is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Cleveland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCleveland, VirginiaUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.2 in.27.8 in.
  145.4 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  21.6°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  1542 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 with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In Cleveland, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cleveland are September, June and May.
In Cleveland, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cleveland with an average of 21.6°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Cleveland, there are 125.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Cleveland, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in 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.
July is the wettest month in Cleveland with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Cleveland means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Cleveland with 14.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 145.4 rainy days annually in Cleveland, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.2 inches in Cleveland means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Cleveland with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 14 years ago

Well...let me make this brief if possible. I moved here to this county a couple of years ago, never really had any health problems before...now I do. I am a native  More

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