Scotia, NY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALBANY AP, NY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Scotia
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Scotia
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