New Paltz, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOHONK LAKE, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
New Paltz has an annual average temperature of 50.4°F with about 52.6 inches of precipitation per year and 59.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.24 in) and February the driest (3.19 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
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All-time records →44 of 366 (12%) of New Paltz'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 | 3 | |
| 1900s | 12 | |
| 1910s | 17 | |
| 1920s | 30 | |
| 1930s | 25 | |
| 1940s | 26 | |
| 1950s | 17 | |
| 1960s | 18 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 24 | |
| 1990s | 48 | |
| 2000s | 61 | |
| 2010s | 52 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
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 | 18.9°F | 26.3°F | 3.80 in | 14.6 in | 11 |
| February | 37.1°F | 20.5°F | 28.8°F | 3.19 in | 14.6 in | 9 |
| March | 45.8°F | 27.5°F | 36.7°F | 4.26 in | 12.4 in | 11 |
| April | 59.8°F | 38.6°F | 49.2°F | 3.99 in | 1.8 in | 11 |
| May | 70.5°F | 49.6°F | 60.0°F | 4.04 in | — | 13 |
| June | 78.2°F | 58.8°F | 68.5°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| July | 82.7°F | 63.6°F | 73.2°F | 4.71 in | — | 11 |
| August | 80.3°F | 62.5°F | 71.4°F | 4.81 in | — | 11 |
| September | 72.5°F | 55.6°F | 64.1°F | 5.18 in | — | 10 |
| October | 60.9°F | 44.7°F | 52.8°F | 5.24 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| November | 48.6°F | 34.7°F | 41.7°F | 3.80 in | 2.8 in | 10 |
| December | 38.0°F | 25.5°F | 31.7°F | 4.77 in | 12.9 in | 11 |
Climate twins of New Paltz
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