Zip 44118 (Cleveland Heights, OH) Climate


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The climate in 44118 Cleveland Heights, OH is temperate and humid. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Winters tend to be chilly, with temperatures usually dropping below freezing. Fall and spring is moderate with temperatures ranging between 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Throughout the year, Cleveland Heights experiences frequent rainfall as well as occasional snowfall.

Cleveland Heights (zip 44118), Ohio gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland Heights (zip 44118) averages 74 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 Cleveland Heights (zip 44118). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland Heights (zip 44118) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 163 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 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 44118 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Ohio.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 44118 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCleveland Heights, OhioUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  73.8 in.27.8 in.
  163.2 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  21.2°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  964 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 44118 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Ohio. In the 44118 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 44118 zip code are June, August and July.
In the 44118 zip code, there are 7.2 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 44118 zip code with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In the 44118 zip code, there are 105.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Ohio.
In the 44118 zip code, there are 1.7 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 the 44118 zip code 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 the 44118 zip code with 3.9 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 38.8 inches in the 44118 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Ohio.
January is the rainiest month in the 44118 zip code with 18.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 163.2 rainy days annually in the 44118 zip code, 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 73.8 inches in the 44118 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the 44118 zip code with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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