Lockport, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOCKPORT 4E, NY US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lockport has an annual average temperature of 49.1°F with about 37.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.76 in) and February the driest (2.25 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,165
Cooling need
447

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Lockport'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
23
1900s
21
1910s
25
1920s
15
1930s
43
1940s
43
1950s
41
1960s
26
1970s
23
1980s
27
1990s
39
2010s
12
2020s
28

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 18.1°F 25.4°F 2.94 in
February 35.0°F 19.2°F 27.1°F 2.25 in
March 44.2°F 25.5°F 34.9°F 2.65 in
April 55.9°F 35.7°F 45.8°F 3.36 in
May 69.4°F 47.6°F 58.5°F 3.05 in
June 78.1°F 57.2°F 67.7°F 3.43 in
July 82.3°F 61.3°F 71.8°F 3.76 in
August 80.0°F 60.8°F 70.4°F 3.21 in
September 73.8°F 53.7°F 63.8°F 3.54 in
October 60.9°F 42.6°F 51.7°F 3.70 in
November 48.8°F 33.7°F 41.2°F 3.05 in
December 38.3°F 23.8°F 31.1°F 2.92 in

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