Scotia, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALBANY AP, NY US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Scotia has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 40.7 inches of precipitation per year and 59.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.55 in) and February the driest (2.28 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,138
Cooling need
537

Best time to visit Scotia

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Scotia'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.

1930s
8
1940s
58
1950s
48
1960s
31
1970s
29
1980s
35
1990s
35
2000s
32
2010s
52
2020s
38

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 32.8°F 15.9°F 24.4°F 2.60 in 15.6 in 13
February 36.0°F 17.6°F 26.8°F 2.28 in 13.7 in 11
March 45.3°F 26.1°F 35.7°F 3.09 in 12.0 in 12
April 59.2°F 36.9°F 48.1°F 3.11 in 1.6 in 12
May 71.2°F 48.1°F 59.6°F 3.41 in 0.1 in 13
June 79.4°F 57.4°F 68.4°F 4.05 in 12
July 83.9°F 62.4°F 73.1°F 4.55 in 11
August 82.0°F 60.7°F 71.4°F 3.76 in 11
September 74.4°F 52.6°F 63.5°F 3.73 in 10
October 61.6°F 41.1°F 51.4°F 3.85 in 0.3 in 11
November 49.3°F 31.6°F 40.5°F 2.99 in 2.6 in 11
December 38.2°F 22.7°F 30.4°F 3.26 in 13.3 in 13

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