Cleveland climate — normals and trends
Cleveland (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,197 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cleveland averages 48 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Cleveland has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 54 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 28 July 1952) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ClevelandTennessee
- coords
- 35.16°, -84.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,197mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.3 °C
28 July 1952
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
157 mm
5 September 2011
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
13 March 1993
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
17 February 2022
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
1 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
34.1 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.1 h
19 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 62 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 107 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 63 mm | -73 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 143 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 252 mm | +158 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 122 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cleveland?
Cleveland has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,197 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cleveland?
The hottest day measured in Cleveland between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1952, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cleveland?
The coldest day measured in Cleveland between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cleveland?
Yes. Cleveland gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Cleveland warmed?
Yes: Cleveland warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cleveland?
The wettest day measured in Cleveland between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2011, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cleveland?
The windiest day measured in Cleveland between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cleveland?
The warmest month in Cleveland is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cleveland?
Cleveland receives on average 1,197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cleveland?
Cleveland gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cleveland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cleveland between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 34.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cleveland?
Yes: Cleveland has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cleveland?
In Cleveland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 1 July 2012, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 21 January 1985.
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