Cuyahoga County, OH Climate

Cuyahoga County, Ohio has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. As with much of the Great Lakes region, the county experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. The temperature in the summer months averages in the low to mid-80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures typically hover around freezing. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of 37 inches annually, making it one of Ohio's rainiest counties. Despite this, snowfall is light compared to other parts of Ohio due to Lake Erie providing a moderating effect on temperatures.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cuyahoga County averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Cuyahoga County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cuyahoga County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cuyahoga County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cuyahoga, Ohio	United States
	38.6 in.	38.1 in.
	58.1 in.	27.8 in.
	149.2 days	106.2 days
	163 days	205 days
	82.5°	85.8°
	21.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.7	4.3
	855 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 Cuyahoga County with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In Cuyahoga County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cuyahoga County are June, August and September.

In Cuyahoga County, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cuyahoga County with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In Cuyahoga County, there are 104.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.

In Cuyahoga County, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Cuyahoga County 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.

September is the wettest month in Cuyahoga County with 3.7 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 38.6 inches in Cuyahoga County means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in Cuyahoga County with 15.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 149.2 rainy days annually in Cuyahoga County, which is one of the rainiest places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 58.1 inches in Cuyahoga County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Cuyahoga County with 16.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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