Rome, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROME GRIFFISS AIRFIELD, NY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rome has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 43.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.67 in) and February the driest (2.37 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,888
Cooling need
276

Best time to visit Rome

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

213 of 366 (58.2%) of Rome'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.

2000s
52
2010s
192
2020s
122

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 30.1°F 12.9°F 21.5°F 2.50 in 13
February 31.8°F 13.2°F 22.5°F 2.37 in 14
March 41.0°F 22.5°F 31.7°F 3.43 in 13
April 54.9°F 34.1°F 44.5°F 3.72 in 16
May 68.9°F 44.7°F 56.8°F 4.46 in 15
June 76.2°F 54.5°F 65.3°F 4.20 in 14
July 80.9°F 59.5°F 70.2°F 4.25 in 13
August 79.3°F 58.1°F 68.7°F 3.60 in 14
September 72.0°F 50.9°F 61.4°F 3.95 in 13
October 58.9°F 40.5°F 49.7°F 4.67 in 17
November 46.8°F 31.2°F 39.0°F 3.72 in 16
December 35.7°F 20.9°F 28.3°F 2.95 in 17

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