Buchanan, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SHRUB OAK, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Buchanan has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 50.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.85 in) and February the driest (3.04 in).
Best time to visit Buchanan
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →150 of 366 (41%) of Buchanan'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.
| 1950s | 114 | |
| 1960s | 97 | |
| 1970s | 5 | |
| 2010s | 35 | |
| 2020s | 115 |
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 | 36.6°F | 17.1°F | 26.9°F | 3.61 in | — | — |
| February | 38.9°F | 19.8°F | 29.4°F | 3.04 in | — | — |
| March | 47.8°F | 26.0°F | 36.9°F | 4.36 in | — | — |
| April | 60.2°F | 36.1°F | 48.2°F | 3.90 in | — | — |
| May | 71.0°F | 46.7°F | 58.9°F | 4.32 in | — | — |
| June | 78.6°F | 55.6°F | 67.1°F | 4.52 in | — | — |
| July | 83.7°F | 61.1°F | 72.4°F | 4.72 in | — | — |
| August | 82.8°F | 60.2°F | 71.5°F | 4.31 in | — | — |
| September | 75.0°F | 52.4°F | 63.7°F | 4.60 in | — | — |
| October | 63.7°F | 41.4°F | 52.6°F | 4.63 in | — | — |
| November | 52.1°F | 31.5°F | 41.8°F | 3.67 in | — | — |
| December | 41.1°F | 24.2°F | 32.7°F | 4.85 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Buchanan
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).