Best time to visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park
October is the best balance at Cuyahoga Valley: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 61°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 390,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 49°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Stow 4 SE, OH USC00338062
- Lat / lon
- 41.13, -81.45
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- From park center
- 8.3 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 33° | 36° | 46° | 60° | 70° | 78° | 82° | 81° | 74° | 61° | 49° | 39° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 18° | 19° | 25° | 37° | 47° | 56° | 60° | 59° | 52° | 41° | 32° | 24° | 39° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 41.6 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:30 | 10:33 | 11:48 | 13:15 | 14:28 | 15:08 | 14:52 | 13:49 | 12:25 | 11:02 | 9:49 | 9:13 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 101 | 102 | 194 | 242 | 314 | 345 | 390 | 352 | 287 | 298 | 172 | 135 | 2,933 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 18° | 3.1 | – | 9:30 | 101,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 36° | 19° | 2.5 | – | 10:33 | 102,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 46° | 25° | 3.2 | – | 11:48 | 194,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| April | 60° | 37° | 3.7 | – | 13:15 | 242,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 70° | 47° | 4.1 | – | 14:28 | 314,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 78° | 56° | 4.1 | – | 15:08 | 345,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 82° | 60° | 4.2 | – | 14:52 | 390,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 81° | 59° | 3.5 | – | 13:49 | 352,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 74° | 52° | 3.8 | – | 12:25 | 287,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 61° | 41° | 3.3 | – | 11:02 | 298,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 49° | 32° | 3.0 | – | 9:49 | 172,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 39° | 24° | 3.1 | – | 9:13 | 135,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| Year | 59° | 39° | 41.6 | – | 2,933,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 82°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 18°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,933,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Ohio
Closures, reservations and alerts: Cuyahoga Valley National Park on nps.gov
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