Highland Heights, OH climate
Highland Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 114 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Highland Heights feels like
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Highland Heights weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 20° | 2.9" | 34.4" | 20 | 24 | 18° – 37° |
| February | 37° | 21° | 2.2" | 23.4" | 16 | 21 | 13° – 39° |
| March | 45° | 29° | 2.9" | 16.5" | 14 | 13 | 30° – 50° |
| April | 58° | 38° | 3.6" | 4.0" | 14 | 2 | 42° – 54° |
| May | 69° | 49° | 3.7" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52° – 66° |
| June | 78° | 59° | 4.0" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 63° – 73° |
| July | 82° | 63° | 4.0" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| August | 80° | 62° | 3.7" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 66° – 76° |
| September | 74° | 55° | 4.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 61° – 69° |
| October | 62° | 45° | 3.8" | 0.6" | 14 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| November | 50° | 35° | 3.5" | 9.3" | 15 | 6 | 36° – 49° |
| December | 39° | 27° | 3.1" | 25.5" | 18 | 17 | 23° – 44° |
| Year | 59° | 42° | 41.4" | 113.7" | 170 | 82 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Highland Heights
Highland Heights gets 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 170 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 82 days of the year.
About 184 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by October 31. That leaves about 184 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 57% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Highland Heights
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Highland Heights, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Highland Heights and its neighbors
Highland Heights borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Lyndhurst has the coldest January nights (19°) and Mayfield the hottest July afternoons (82°). Highland Heights’s January low is 20° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Highland Heights compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Highland Heights averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Highland Heights’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 13° to 39°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Highland Heights’s climate
What is the coldest month in Highland Heights?
January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Highland Heights?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 63°. About 8 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Highland Heights get?
About 114 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Highland Heights?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Highland Heights?
September, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 41 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Highland Heights itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Chardon, OH (15 mi, snow) and Kirtland-holden 2, OH (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.