Cleveland, Ohio, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Cleveland, Ohio, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 78°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 22°F.

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from Ontario, Canada, and is approximately 60 miles west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Cleveland, Ohio, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 81°F Above Normal · 74th pct

Low 70°F Above Normal · 67th pct

Feels-like 89°F High · 81st pct

Humidity 16.9 g/m³ Above Normal · 69th pct

Wind 14 mph Above Normal · 70th pct

Precip 4.31 in Extreme · 99th pct

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Cleveland average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	31°F	22°F	0.10 in
February	34°F	23°F	0.10 in
March	41°F	29°F	0.10 in
April	52°F	39°F	0.10 in
May	62°F	50°F	0.10 in
June	72°F	61°F	0.10 in
July	78°F	67°F	0.10 in
August	77°F	66°F	0.10 in
September	72°F	60°F	0.10 in
October	60°F	49°F	0.10 in
November	48°F	38°F	0.10 in
December	37°F	29°F	0.10 in

Jan 11°–41°

Feb 12°–46°

Mar 20°–54°

Apr 32°–63°

May 42°–72°

Jun 55°–79°

Jul 61°–84°

Aug 61°–83°

Sep 53°–80°

Oct 42°–70°

Nov 31°–59°

Dec 20°–47°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 91°F on 1988-07-16
Coldest day on record: -8°F on 1994-01-19

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Percentiles compare each day to Cleveland, Ohio, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →