Cleveland
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About
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from Ontario, Canada, and is approximately 60 miles west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie and second-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 372,624 at the 2020 census. The Greater Cleveland metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.17 million residents, is the 34th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
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Why visit
Visit Cleveland for music, theater, and performance, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. The value of Cleveland is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Cleveland usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. In Cleveland, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Use the surroundings of Cleveland deliberately: they should clarify the place, not simply add movement.
When to avoid
Do not visit Cleveland expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. A route through Cleveland works best when opening days, transport, weather, and distance are treated as cultural logistics, not afterthoughts. A day in Cleveland should account for distance, heat, parking, and transit before adding more stops. A practical route in Cleveland may need rideshares or a car if transit does not connect the useful stops.
Summer (June-August)
For Cleveland, June through August usually require the most attention to heat, light, and weather. In Cleveland, warmth can bring humidity, storms, and tiring afternoons. Keep Cleveland local in hard weather: fewer transfers, water when needed, and no single exposed site as the whole plan. In Cleveland, the day is easier when indoor stops and evening options share the work.
Winter Season (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Cleveland. In Cleveland, winter often shifts attention toward performances, museums, cafes, and long walks when the weather cooperates. The practical issue in Cleveland is whether weather and daylight shorten the useful day. For Cleveland, the season often favors interiors and shorter local routes: museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and nearby streets. For Cleveland, shorten exposed walks, verify opening times, and avoid making a late or wet return depend on weak transport links.
The next week in Cleveland
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
20° / 5°
UV High
Sat
Overcast
26° / 13°
UV High
Sun
Showers
24° / 14°
8.1 mm
UV High
Mon
Overcast
27° / 17°
UV High
Tue
Drizzle
27° / 19°
1.4 mm
UV High
Wed
Showers
22° / 10°
5.2 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
28° / 0°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.5h
06:08 – 20:37local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Cleveland
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) at 16 km.
Getting around Cleveland
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Niagara / Susan Hepburn.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.