Cleveland weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cleveland, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CLEVELAND FILTER PLANT, 8 km from Cleveland; records cover 1955–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.6 in1464 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.1 in2.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 8
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 3,474
- Cooling degree days
- 1,543
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cleveland in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−1°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2022)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 784
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cleveland in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°0°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 600
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cleveland in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 39°4°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1982)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 448
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Cleveland in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 47°8°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 198
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Cleveland in May
Highs average 80°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1962)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 133
Cleveland in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 304
Cleveland in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 5.1 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 415
Cleveland in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 391
Cleveland in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 214
Cleveland in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 186
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Cleveland in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2016)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 483
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Cleveland in December
Highs average 53°11° and lows 32°0°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1982)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 702
- Cooling degree days
- 1