Saratoga Springs, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SARATOGA SPRINGS 4 SW, NY US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Saratoga Springs has an annual average temperature of 48.9°F with about 46.4 inches of precipitation per year and 63.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.98 in) and February the driest (2.65 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,285
Cooling need
483

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

84 of 366 (23%) of Saratoga Springs'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.

1950s
19
1960s
38
1970s
35
1980s
47
1990s
54
2000s
51
2010s
73
2020s
49

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 32.0°F 14.3°F 23.1°F 3.41 in 16.5 in 12
February 35.4°F 16.0°F 25.7°F 2.65 in 15.7 in 10
March 45.3°F 24.8°F 35.1°F 3.42 in 11.4 in 11
April 60.3°F 35.9°F 48.1°F 3.78 in 1.8 in 12
May 72.5°F 47.0°F 59.8°F 3.86 in 13
June 79.9°F 56.2°F 68.0°F 4.80 in 12
July 83.8°F 60.9°F 72.4°F 4.98 in 13
August 82.1°F 59.4°F 70.7°F 4.11 in 11
September 74.9°F 51.8°F 63.3°F 3.82 in 10
October 62.1°F 40.5°F 51.3°F 4.14 in 0.1 in 12
November 48.7°F 30.8°F 39.8°F 3.49 in 2.9 in 11
December 37.0°F 21.6°F 29.3°F 3.92 in 15.1 in 12

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