Fulton, NY

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fulton has an annual average temperature of 47.5°F with about 46.7 inches of precipitation per year and 159 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.1°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and March the driest (3.46 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,636
Cooling need
345

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

267 of 366 (73%) of Fulton'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.

1900s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
2000s
3
2010s
233
2020s
130

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 31.1°F 14.1°F 22.6°F 3.78 in 50.2 in 23
February 33.0°F 16.1°F 24.5°F 3.65 in 47.7 in 20
March 41.3°F 23.5°F 32.4°F 3.46 in 17.0 in 16
April 55.3°F 34.8°F 45.0°F 3.91 in 2.5 in 17
May 68.7°F 46.3°F 57.5°F 3.80 in 0.2 in 15
June 77.2°F 55.3°F 66.2°F 3.60 in 13
July 81.4°F 59.5°F 70.4°F 3.93 in 12
August 79.9°F 59.9°F 69.9°F 4.02 in 12
September 72.0°F 51.3°F 61.7°F 3.49 in 12
October 59.0°F 41.3°F 50.1°F 4.66 in 0.1 in 18
November 48.0°F 32.0°F 40.0°F 3.96 in 9.8 in 16
December 36.6°F 23.5°F 30.0°F 4.43 in 31.5 in 23

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