Canandaigua, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANANDAIGUA 3 S, NY US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Canandaigua has an annual average temperature of 48.8°F with about 35.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.06 in) and February the driest (1.77 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,264
Cooling need
420

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Canandaigua'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.

1940s
50
1950s
68
1960s
33
1970s
36
1980s
38
1990s
43
2000s
28
2010s
41
2020s
29

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 33.0°F 17.8°F 25.4°F 1.92 in 16
February 34.6°F 18.4°F 26.5°F 1.77 in 14
March 42.2°F 24.9°F 33.5°F 2.65 in 14
April 55.2°F 35.3°F 45.3°F 3.21 in 14
May 68.2°F 46.8°F 57.5°F 3.13 in 13
June 76.9°F 56.9°F 66.9°F 3.58 in 12
July 81.4°F 62.0°F 71.7°F 4.06 in 12
August 80.2°F 60.6°F 70.4°F 3.31 in 11
September 73.5°F 53.8°F 63.6°F 3.12 in 12
October 60.8°F 43.0°F 51.9°F 3.46 in 15
November 48.7°F 33.4°F 41.1°F 2.59 in 14
December 38.1°F 24.6°F 31.4°F 2.39 in 15

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