Dunkirk, NY

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dunkirk has an annual average temperature of 48.4°F with about 46.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.4°F), and the coldest is February (average low 16.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.78 in) and February the driest (2.57 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,351
Cooling need
369

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

366 of 366 (100%) of Dunkirk'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.

2010s
164
2020s
202

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 32.7°F 17.3°F 25.0°F 3.35 in
February 34.4°F 16.9°F 25.7°F 2.57 in
March 42.1°F 24.1°F 33.1°F 3.01 in
April 54.2°F 34.3°F 44.3°F 3.83 in
May 67.2°F 46.4°F 56.8°F 3.99 in
June 76.9°F 56.9°F 66.9°F 4.18 in
July 80.4°F 61.3°F 70.9°F 4.64 in
August 79.1°F 59.8°F 69.5°F 3.88 in
September 73.0°F 52.5°F 62.8°F 4.37 in
October 60.9°F 43.6°F 52.3°F 4.78 in
November 48.6°F 34.1°F 41.4°F 4.06 in
December 38.0°F 25.8°F 31.9°F 4.15 in

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