Elmira, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELMIRA, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elmira has an annual average temperature of 48.2°F with about 38.1 inches of precipitation per year and 41.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.19 in) and February the driest (1.86 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Elmira
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →29 of 366 (7.9%) of Elmira'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 | 19 | |
| 1900s | 44 | |
| 1910s | 16 | |
| 1920s | 21 | |
| 1930s | 38 | |
| 1940s | 46 | |
| 1950s | 55 | |
| 1960s | 17 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 12 | |
| 1990s | 32 | |
| 2000s | 17 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 10 |
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 | 33.7°F | 15.9°F | 24.8°F | 2.12 in | 8.4 in | 12 |
| February | 36.3°F | 16.5°F | 26.4°F | 1.86 in | 9.5 in | 10 |
| March | 44.8°F | 23.1°F | 34.0°F | 2.73 in | 11.2 in | 11 |
| April | 58.5°F | 33.4°F | 45.9°F | 3.26 in | 1.5 in | 13 |
| May | 71.1°F | 44.4°F | 57.7°F | 3.10 in | — | 13 |
| June | 79.2°F | 53.9°F | 66.5°F | 4.19 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.7°F | 58.3°F | 71.0°F | 4.05 in | — | 12 |
| August | 82.1°F | 56.9°F | 69.5°F | 3.82 in | — | 11 |
| September | 74.9°F | 49.5°F | 62.2°F | 4.09 in | — | 11 |
| October | 61.7°F | 38.8°F | 50.3°F | 3.53 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| November | 48.8°F | 29.9°F | 39.3°F | 2.73 in | 2.7 in | 11 |
| December | 38.5°F | 22.5°F | 30.5°F | 2.59 in | 8.4 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Elmira
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