Poughkeepsie, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from POUGHKEEPSIE, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Poughkeepsie has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 47.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and February the driest (2.81 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →66 of 366 (18%) of Poughkeepsie'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.
| 1990s | 87 | |
| 2000s | 170 | |
| 2010s | 109 |
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 | 35.0°F | 18.7°F | 26.9°F | 3.48 in | — | 11 |
| February | 38.5°F | 20.1°F | 29.3°F | 2.81 in | — | 9 |
| March | 46.8°F | 27.3°F | 37.1°F | 3.54 in | — | 10 |
| April | 60.0°F | 38.0°F | 49.0°F | 3.89 in | — | 11 |
| May | 70.6°F | 48.8°F | 59.7°F | 3.50 in | — | 14 |
| June | 78.1°F | 58.0°F | 68.1°F | 4.57 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.1°F | 63.1°F | 73.1°F | 4.50 in | — | 11 |
| August | 81.5°F | 61.9°F | 71.7°F | 4.31 in | — | 11 |
| September | 73.7°F | 54.2°F | 64.0°F | 4.64 in | — | 9 |
| October | 61.8°F | 42.4°F | 52.1°F | 4.64 in | — | 10 |
| November | 51.0°F | 33.3°F | 42.2°F | 3.46 in | — | 9 |
| December | 40.1°F | 25.1°F | 32.6°F | 3.84 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Poughkeepsie
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