Dunkirk, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DUNKIRK, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Dunkirk
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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 | — | — |
Climate twins of Dunkirk
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).