Shaker Heights, OH climate
Shaker Heights has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Shaker Heights feels like
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Shaker 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° | 2.8" | 18.4" | 18 | 17 | 18° – 37° |
| February | 37° | 21° | 2.1" | 15.1" | 15 | 14 | 13° – 39° |
| March | 45° | 29° | 2.9" | 10.8" | 15 | 7 | 30° – 50° |
| April | 58° | 39° | 3.6" | 2.7" | 15 | 1 | 42° – 55° |
| May | 70° | 49° | 3.8" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 52° – 66° |
| June | 78° | 59° | 4.0" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 73° |
| July | 82° | 63° | 3.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| August | 80° | 62° | 3.5" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 66° – 76° |
| September | 74° | 55° | 4.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 61° – 69° |
| October | 62° | 44° | 3.7" | 0.1" | 12 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| November | 49° | 35° | 3.4" | 4.5" | 13 | 3 | 36° – 48° |
| December | 39° | 26° | 3.0" | 12.2" | 16 | 10 | 23° – 44° |
| Year | 59° | 42° | 40.5" | 63.8" | 159 | 52 |
“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 Shaker Heights
Shaker 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 159 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 52 days of the year.
About 217 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first one by November 12. That leaves about 217 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 81% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Shaker Heights
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Shaker Heights, 86% of that work is heating and 14% 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.
Shaker Heights and its neighbors
Shaker Heights borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 3.1°. Beachwood has the coldest January nights (19°) and Cleveland the hottest July afternoons (82°). Shaker 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 Shaker 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 Shaker Heights averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Shaker 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 Shaker Heights’s climate
What is the coldest month in Shaker Heights?
January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Shaker Heights?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 63°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Shaker Heights get?
About 64 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Shaker Heights?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 12, and the last spring frost by April 8.
What is the rainiest month in Shaker Heights?
September, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 41 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Shaker Heights itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cleveland, OH (17 mi, snow) and Cleveland Burke Airport, OH (8 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.