CLEVELAND, OHIO

Best Time to Visit Ohio

 

Cleveland is nowadays a renovated and very attractive city. Cleveland downtown, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lake Science Center, the Cleveland Stadium and several museums, malls and great party and nightlife opportunities has become a restored and attractive pole, rather opposed to the ancient industrial Cleveland. 

See:
Best time to visit & travel to Cleveland, Ohio
When not to go to Cleveland, Ohio
What to visit in Cleveland, Ohio
Hotels and flights to Cleveland, Ohio

See also:
Best time to visit Ohio State
Best time to visit Columbus
Best time to visit Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands
Best time to visit Cincinnati



WHAT TO VISIT IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland downtown
Cleveland downtown includes most of the more Cleveland's interesting districts and travel points of interest, and namely the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Convention Center, the Cleveland Stadium, the Great Lakes Science Center, or theWarehouse District and the Flats District (excellent for nightlife and animation).

Other travel highlights in Cleveland (out of downtown) 
The University Circle
The Cleveland Botanical Garden,
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Small towns near Cleveland
Vermilion (in the suburbs of Cleveland)
Oberlin (college town)
Peninsula (in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area)
Akron (home of Goodyear Company)
Holmes County (home of an important Amish country)
 
See: Map of Ohio State 

  
BEST TIME TO VISIT CLEVELAND

Cleveland weather is changeable, with moderate precipitation all over the year, but with some heat waves and high humidity in summer and very cold winters. 

Snow is concentrated in winter months. Occasional snowstorms turn winter unpredictable for travelers.

Spring has an erratic weather, and may be rather cloudy, chilly, and rainy. 

Summer is the most popular season to visit Cleveland (accommodation and services prices peak in July and August), in spite of the occasional heat waves.

Fall is also popular, and probably the best time to travel to Cleveland: the foliage spectacle, and the temperatures and weather till October are normally very agreeable, and excellent for outdoor activities and travelling.  


WHEN NOT TO GO TO CLEVELAND

You may want to avoid the winter months, when temperatures attain very low levels, and occasional snowstorms strike the region.

If you want to bet in low accommodation rates, then July and August aren't the better months. Besides, humidity and high temperatures may also turn some days of July and August very uncomfortable, despite the moderating influence of the Lake Erie in Cleveland. See the Weather Data Map below, for details.

CLEVELAND OHIO Weather Data

HOTELS AND FLIGHTS TO CLEVELAND, OHIO

Downtown Cleveland hotel rates are more expensive than those on more peripheric locations. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is located around ten miles sowth of Cleveland downtown.

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