Cleveland weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Cleveland is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with September and June close behind. Cleveland averages about 1,820 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,820
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 937 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.9M
- Elevation
- 236 m
When is the best time to visit Cleveland?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cleveland is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 58 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cleveland?
Cleveland gets a moderate 1,820 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate August (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #474 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 937 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 58 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 56 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 71 mm | 3 |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| May | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 96 mm | 6 |
| June | 72 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 96 mm | 7 |
| July | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 92 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 81 mm | 6 |
| September | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 88 mm | 5 |
| October | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm | 3 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 68 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 66 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Akron United States · 65 km · best in Aug · 1,967 h sun/yr
- Detroit United States · 153 km · best in Sep · 2,073 h sun/yr
- Pittsburgh United States · 170 km · best in Aug · 1,929 h sun/yr
- Columbus United States · 180 km · best in Aug · 2,074 h sun/yr
- Flint United States · 233 km · best in Sep · 2,076 h sun/yr
- Latrobe United States · 241 km · best in Aug · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Windsor Canada · 133 km · 2,036 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Erie United States · 158 km · 1,972 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Toledo United States · 164 km · 2,062 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Cleveland compares month by month: Cleveland vs Detroit · Cleveland vs Pittsburgh · Cleveland vs Columbus · Cleveland vs Akron · all comparisons
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