Is Cleveland hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 2.1°C, while nights average -4.8°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Cleveland in
January.
Typical January weather in Cleveland: 2.1°C by day, -4.8°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high2.1°C
Typical low-4.8°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days6.9
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (September leads the year at 87). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 29 from latitude 41.50°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.0°C (15 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Cleveland like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 42 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 29 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; September ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -4.8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5150529
- NOAA station
- USW00004853 · CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONT AP
- Station distance
- 3.6 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 22 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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