Cuyahoga Falls weather in January

In January, Cuyahoga Falls sees average daytime highs of 34°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cuyahoga Falls's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuyahoga Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cuyahoga Falls is city in Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Density
738/km²
people per km²
Founded
1812

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°F through the month.

A typical January day in Cuyahoga Falls reaches about 34°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°F and 51°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°F cooler than December and about 3°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Cuyahoga Falls

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
29 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cuyahoga Falls weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°3.212.29.39.40.0
Feb37° / 22°2.610.46.910.40.0
Mar46° / 30°3.512.2511.71.2
Apr59° / 41°4.314.21.713.14.1
May69° / 51°4.113.5014.35.8
Jun78° / 60°4.413.4014.96.2
Jul81° / 65°3.812.3014.76.2
Aug79° / 63°3.511.1013.66.5
Sep73° / 56°3.510.2012.36.8
Oct61° / 45°3.311.10.210.94.9
Nov49° / 35°3.211.22.99.71.9
Dec38° / 27°3.211.66.29.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Cuyahoga Falls gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 9 mph in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:575:02
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49.17:575:04
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cuyahoga Falls?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuyahoga Falls.

What to pack for Cuyahoga Falls in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Cuyahoga Falls sees daytime highs around 34°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Cuyahoga Falls in January

The nearest coast averages about 36°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 mi away) is warmest in August at about 75°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Sep 24 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan36Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar35Bracing
Apr40Bracing
May51Bracing
Jun65Cool
Jul73Refreshing
Aug75Refreshing
Sep71Refreshing
Oct62Cool
Nov51Bracing
Dec42Bracing

UV index in Cuyahoga Falls in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuyahoga Falls peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cuyahoga Falls in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cuyahoga Falls is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1016 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cuyahoga Falls?

Cuyahoga Falls sits at 41.1°N, 81.5°W, 1,024 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Stow, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Cuyahoga Falls

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cuyahoga Falls.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cuyahoga Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 ft around an average of 1,043 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 ft.

The land around Cuyahoga Falls is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) within 10 miles, and trees (49%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
430 ft
10 miles
663 ft
50 miles
889 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Stow 3.1 mi · Tallmadge 3.1 mi · Akron 4.3 mi · Kent 6.8 mi · Hudson 7.5 mi · Streetsboro 9.9 mi · Barberton 11 mi · Twinsburg 12 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cuyahoga Falls (41.1339°, -81.4846°, elevation 1,024 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).