Cleveland picks up around 49 more inches of snow each winter.
Cincinnati sees rain or snow on roughly 31 fewer days each year. Cincinnati enjoys about 20 more sunny days a year than Cleveland.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Cincinnati | Metric | Cleveland |
|---|---|---|
| 183 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 163 days |
| 43 in | Precipitationper year | 42 in |
| 130 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 162 days |
| 16 in | Snowfallper year | 66 in |
| 26 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 9 days |
| 103 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 93 days |
| 70% | Humidityaverage relative | 74% |
| 54 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 52 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati high | 39 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Cleveland high | 35 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Cincinnati low | 23 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Cleveland low | 23 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Cleveland | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Cleveland | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Cincinnati vs another city
- Cincinnati vs Dayton, KY
- Cincinnati vs Bellevue, KY
- Cincinnati vs Norwood, OH
- Cincinnati vs Newport, KY
- Cincinnati vs Fort Thomas, KY
- Cincinnati vs Finneytown, OH
- Cincinnati vs New York, NY
- Cincinnati vs Los Angeles, CA
- Cincinnati vs Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati vs Houston, TX
- Cincinnati vs Phoenix, AZ
- Cincinnati vs Philadelphia, PA
Cleveland vs another city
- Cleveland vs Brooklyn, OH
- Cleveland vs Garfield Heights, OH
- Cleveland vs Lakewood, OH
- Cleveland vs East Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland vs Cleveland Heights, OH
- Cleveland vs Shaker Heights, OH
- Cleveland vs New York, NY
- Cleveland vs Los Angeles, CA
- Cleveland vs Chicago, IL
- Cleveland vs Houston, TX
- Cleveland vs Phoenix, AZ
- Cleveland vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).