Marathon, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHITNEY PT DAM, NY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Marathon has an annual average temperature of 46.8°F with about 41.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is February (average low 14.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.44 in) and February the driest (2.27 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,780
Cooling need
216

Best time to visit Marathon

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

278 of 366 (76%) of Marathon'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
2010s
208
2020s
158

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 32.3°F 15.3°F 23.8°F 2.56 in
February 34.4°F 14.0°F 24.2°F 2.27 in
March 42.4°F 21.4°F 31.9°F 3.10 in
April 56.0°F 33.0°F 44.5°F 3.53 in
May 68.1°F 43.7°F 55.9°F 3.51 in
June 75.9°F 52.6°F 64.3°F 4.42 in
July 81.3°F 57.5°F 69.4°F 3.91 in
August 78.9°F 56.7°F 67.8°F 4.44 in
September 72.3°F 49.4°F 60.9°F 3.96 in
October 60.6°F 39.3°F 50.0°F 3.75 in
November 48.1°F 30.1°F 39.1°F 2.96 in
December 37.2°F 21.6°F 29.4°F 2.89 in

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