Cooperstown, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COOPERSTOWN, NY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cooperstown has an annual average temperature of 42.8°F with about 47.6 inches of precipitation per year and 85.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 72.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.6°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.95 in) and February the driest (3.06 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,001
Cooling need
24

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Cooperstown'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.

1890s
5
1900s
8
1910s
10
1920s
14
1930s
37
1940s
78
1950s
34
1960s
28
1970s
27
1980s
21
1990s
36
2000s
32
2010s
22
2020s
14

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 23.3°F 13.6°F 18.4°F 3.10 in 21.7 in 15
February 26.1°F 14.2°F 20.2°F 3.06 in 18.8 in 12
March 34.5°F 22.2°F 28.4°F 3.61 in 17.6 in 13
April 48.1°F 34.0°F 41.0°F 4.18 in 2.8 in 12
May 60.4°F 44.9°F 52.7°F 3.71 in 0.1 in 13
June 68.2°F 54.4°F 61.3°F 4.73 in 12
July 72.6°F 59.0°F 65.8°F 4.64 in 11
August 70.8°F 57.4°F 64.1°F 4.57 in 12
September 63.8°F 50.2°F 57.0°F 4.21 in 11
October 51.8°F 39.4°F 45.6°F 4.95 in 0.4 in 14
November 39.2°F 30.0°F 34.6°F 3.24 in 5.9 in 13
December 28.9°F 21.1°F 25.0°F 3.59 in 18.2 in 14

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