Altamont, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DELANSON 2NE, NY US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Altamont has an annual average temperature of 46.3°F with about 42.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.96 in) and February the driest (2.35 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,966
Cooling need
240

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

157 of 366 (42.9%) of Altamont's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
93
2010s
216
2020s
57

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 31.1°F 12.2°F 21.6°F 2.62 in
February 33.8°F 12.9°F 23.4°F 2.35 in
March 42.0°F 20.4°F 31.2°F 3.26 in
April 56.8°F 33.2°F 45.0°F 3.44 in
May 69.9°F 44.1°F 57.0°F 3.52 in
June 76.9°F 53.5°F 65.2°F 4.96 in
July 81.5°F 58.6°F 70.1°F 4.48 in
August 79.7°F 55.7°F 67.7°F 4.14 in
September 73.7°F 48.5°F 61.1°F 3.58 in
October 58.7°F 37.7°F 48.2°F 4.46 in
November 47.8°F 28.1°F 37.9°F 2.77 in
December 35.9°F 19.0°F 27.4°F 3.04 in

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