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Cleveland climate
Typical historical weather for Cleveland, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
18.7°C
across all months
Warmest month
32.6°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
2.5°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1397mm
total per year
Cleveland is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 30.1°C across the year. About 35% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (March is typically wettest, September driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12°C · record 21°C–24.5°C | 2.5°C · record -16°C–-2°C | 130mm | 10 | 70% | 3.5 m/s | 54% | 2.7 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 15.4°C · record 22.8°C–27.3°C | 5.3°C · record -17.5°C–-2.1°C | 166mm | 12 | 71% | 3.7 m/s | 60% | 3.1 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 20.2°C · record 23.7°C–29.8°C | 9.7°C · record -4.2°C–3.8°C | 169mm | 13 | 65% | 3.7 m/s | 57% | 4.4 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 23.4°C · record 27.4°C–31.4°C | 13.2°C · record 0.4°C–8.7°C | 151mm | 11 | 66% | 3.6 m/s | 55% | 5.4 kWh/m² |
| May | 27.8°C · record 30.7°C–34°C | 18.5°C · record 9°C–14.4°C | 121mm | 12 | 70% | 3 m/s | 56% | 6.1 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 31.4°C · record 32.3°C–36.6°C | 22.6°C · record 14.8°C–19.5°C | 101mm | 11 | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 52% | 6.6 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 32.6°C · record 34.4°C–37.6°C | 24.4°C · record 18.5°C–23.4°C | 96mm | 12 | 73% | 2.3 m/s | 51% | 6.5 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 32.3°C · record 34.7°C–38.4°C | 23.5°C · record 17.2°C–23.2°C | 96mm | 11 | 72% | 2.3 m/s | 48% | 5.9 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 30.6°C · record 33.3°C–37.3°C | 20.5°C · record 10.9°C–20.3°C | 62mm | 7 | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 38% | 5.2 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 25.3°C · record 29.4°C–35.8°C | 14°C · record 0.1°C–7°C | 88mm | 7 | 67% | 3 m/s | 37% | 4.1 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 18.6°C · record 22.2°C–29.1°C | 7.7°C · record -7.5°C–2.9°C | 89mm | 8 | 70% | 3.1 m/s | 46% | 3 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 14.6°C · record 21.6°C–26.8°C | 5.1°C · record -13.7°C–-0.2°C | 128mm | 11 | 72% | 3.3 m/s | 57% | 2.3 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.2°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -145.43mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 18.9°C, above the 9-year baseline of 18.7°C by 0.47 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
124.3 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
20.8 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
25.5 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
38.4°C
25 August 2023
2023 was 2.22 SD above the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-17.5°C
16 February 2021
2021 was 1.2 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
87.8mm
15 July 2019
2019 was 0.92 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
8.1m/s
19 March 2025
2025 was 0.47 SD above the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Cleveland on 15 July 2019.
Nearby cities
Ruleville
23.1 km away
Indianola
27.8 km away
Shelby
27.8 km away
Greenville
36.2 km away
Leland
36.2 km away
Tutwiler
36.1 km away
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Frequently asked questions about Cleveland's climate
What is the hottest month in Cleveland?
July is typically the warmest month in Cleveland, with an average high of 32.6°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging 2.5°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Cleveland?
Cleveland gets about 1397mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 35% of it falling in the three wettest months (March is typically the wettest, September the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Cleveland have?
On average, Cleveland sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 25.5 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Cleveland getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.2°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Cleveland?
The hottest day on file is 25 August 2023 at 38.4°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Cleveland — 33.750°, -90.750°, ERA5 grid cell center, 2.4 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for Cleveland, United States (33.75°N, 90.75°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Cleveland, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Cleveland, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-18},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.