Wappingers Falls, NY

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wappingers Falls has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 41.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.33 in) and February the driest (2.21 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,787
Cooling need
561

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of Wappingers Falls'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.

1940s
17
1950s
56
1960s
38
1970s
36
1980s
35
1990s
30
2000s
52
2010s
57
2020s
45

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 36.0°F 18.2°F 27.1°F 2.82 in 10
February 38.9°F 19.5°F 29.2°F 2.21 in 10
March 47.9°F 27.4°F 37.6°F 3.09 in 11
April 60.6°F 37.5°F 49.0°F 3.62 in 11
May 71.3°F 47.7°F 59.5°F 3.47 in 13
June 79.8°F 57.1°F 68.4°F 3.91 in 13
July 84.8°F 62.3°F 73.6°F 3.78 in 11
August 82.8°F 60.7°F 71.7°F 4.28 in 12
September 75.3°F 52.5°F 63.9°F 4.33 in 11
October 63.3°F 41.1°F 52.2°F 3.73 in 11
November 51.4°F 31.6°F 41.5°F 3.27 in 10
December 40.5°F 23.8°F 32.1°F 3.39 in 11

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