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Cleveland, OH vs Columbus, OH weather comparison

Cleveland

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Cleveland picks up around 41 more inches of snow each winter.

Columbus sees rain or snow on roughly 26 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Cleveland, OH and Columbus, OH
ClevelandMetricColumbus
163 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies178 days
42 inPrecipitationper year42 in
162 daysWet daysrain or snow per year135 days
66 inSnowfallper year25 in
9 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
93 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F112 days
74%Humidityaverage relative70%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °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.

ClevelandColumbus

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovCleveland, Jan: 35 °FCleveland, Feb: 37 °FCleveland, Mar: 45 °FCleveland, Apr: 57 °FCleveland, May: 68 °FCleveland, Jun: 77 °FCleveland, Jul: 81 °FCleveland, Aug: 80 °FCleveland, Sep: 74 °FCleveland, Oct: 63 °FCleveland, Nov: 51 °FCleveland, Dec: 40 °FColumbus, Jan: 37 °FColumbus, Feb: 41 °FColumbus, Mar: 51 °FColumbus, Apr: 64 °FColumbus, May: 74 °FColumbus, Jun: 82 °FColumbus, Jul: 85 °FColumbus, Aug: 84 °FColumbus, Sep: 78 °FColumbus, Oct: 66 °FColumbus, Nov: 53 °FColumbus, Dec: 41 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovCleveland, Jan: 23 °FCleveland, Feb: 24 °FCleveland, Mar: 31 °FCleveland, Apr: 41 °FCleveland, May: 53 °FCleveland, Jun: 63 °FCleveland, Jul: 68 °FCleveland, Aug: 67 °FCleveland, Sep: 60 °FCleveland, Oct: 49 °FCleveland, Nov: 38 °FCleveland, Dec: 30 °FColumbus, Jan: 21 °FColumbus, Feb: 23 °FColumbus, Mar: 31 °FColumbus, Apr: 41 °FColumbus, May: 52 °FColumbus, Jun: 61 °FColumbus, Jul: 65 °FColumbus, Aug: 63 °FColumbus, Sep: 55 °FColumbus, Oct: 44 °FColumbus, Nov: 33 °FColumbus, Dec: 27 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cleveland high353745576877818074635140
Columbus high374151647482858478665341
Cleveland low232431415363686760493830
Columbus low212331415261656355443327

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ClevelandColumbus
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCleveland, Jan: 3.2 inCleveland, Feb: 2.6 inCleveland, Mar: 3.3 inCleveland, Apr: 4.1 inCleveland, May: 3.8 inCleveland, Jun: 4.4 inCleveland, Jul: 3.9 inCleveland, Aug: 3.5 inCleveland, Sep: 3.4 inCleveland, Oct: 3.4 inCleveland, Nov: 3.4 inCleveland, Dec: 3.2 inColumbus, Jan: 3.3 inColumbus, Feb: 2.8 inColumbus, Mar: 3.8 inColumbus, Apr: 4.5 inColumbus, May: 4.4 inColumbus, Jun: 4.0 inColumbus, Jul: 3.4 inColumbus, Aug: 2.9 inColumbus, Sep: 2.9 inColumbus, Oct: 2.9 inColumbus, Nov: 3.2 inColumbus, Dec: 3.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cleveland3.22.63.34.13.84.43.93.53.43.43.43.2
Columbus3.32.83.84.54.44.03.42.92.92.93.23.4

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ClevelandColumbus
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovCleveland, Jan: 6 daysCleveland, Feb: 8 daysCleveland, Mar: 12 daysCleveland, Apr: 14 daysCleveland, May: 14 daysCleveland, Jun: 17 daysCleveland, Jul: 21 daysCleveland, Aug: 21 daysCleveland, Sep: 19 daysCleveland, Oct: 16 daysCleveland, Nov: 10 daysCleveland, Dec: 6 daysColumbus, Jan: 9 daysColumbus, Feb: 10 daysColumbus, Mar: 13 daysColumbus, Apr: 14 daysColumbus, May: 15 daysColumbus, Jun: 17 daysColumbus, Jul: 20 daysColumbus, Aug: 21 daysColumbus, Sep: 20 daysColumbus, Oct: 17 daysColumbus, Nov: 14 daysColumbus, Dec: 10 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cleveland681214141721211916106
Columbus91013141517202120171410

Keep comparing

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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).