Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area, OH Climate

The Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area has a humid continental climate, meaning that its summers are warm and humid while its winters are cold. Throughout the year, it experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from an average low of 22°F in the winter to an average high of 83°F in the summer. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with summer storms bringing thunder showers and winter snowfall. In addition to this, strong winds can be experienced during spring months as cold air from Canada moves southward along Lake Erie's shoreline. It is generally best to dress for comfort and layers as temperatures can change drastically from one day to another.

Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area, Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 20
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 the Cleveland-Elyria metro area is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio	United States
	39.3 in.	38.1 in.
	57.5 in.	27.8 in.
	147.6 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.5	4.3
	913 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 the Cleveland-Elyria metro area with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Ohio. In the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Cleveland-Elyria metro area are June, August and September.

In the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Cleveland-Elyria metro area with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, there are 112.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area 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 the Cleveland-Elyria metro area with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 39.3 inches in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

January is the rainiest month in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area with 15.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 147.6 rainy days annually in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, 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 57.5 inches in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area with 16.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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