Bath, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bath's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.3°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 29°C.
- NOAA stationBath
- Station IDUSC00300448
- Location42.35°N 77.35°W
- Elevation1,120 ft (341 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population5,512
On October 22, the normal high in Bath is 60°F and the normal low 35°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bath.
- Jan 34° 13°
- Feb 36° 13°
- Mar 45° 20°
- Apr 58° 31°
- May 71° 42°
- Jun 79° 51°
- Jul 83° 56°
- Aug 82° 54°
- Sep 75° 47°
- Oct 62° 37°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 39° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Bath each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 13°F | 23.3°F | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 36°F | 13°F | 24.6°F | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 45°F | 20°F | 32.5°F | – | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 31°F | 44.6°F | – | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 42°F | 56.4°F | – | 1 | 4 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 51°F | 65.4°F | – | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 83°F | 56°F | 69.4°F | – | 4 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 82°F | 54°F | 68.1°F | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 47°F | 60.9°F | – | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 37°F | 49.4°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 28°F | 38.6°F | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 20°F | 29.3°F | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 34°F | 46.9°F | – | 11 | 168 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −11°C | −4.8°C |
| February | 2°C | −10°C | −4.1°C |
| March | 7°C | −7°C | 0.3°C |
| April | 15°C | −1°C | 7.0°C |
| May | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C |
| June | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C |
| July | 29°C | 13°C | 20.8°C |
| August | 28°C | 12°C | 20.1°C |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 16.1°C |
| October | 17°C | 3°C | 9.7°C |
| November | 10°C | −2°C | 3.7°C |
| December | 4°C | −7°C | −1.5°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Addison (18 miles away), gets 48 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300448; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Bath?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300448.
When is the last frost in Bath?
In Bath, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 20 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 121 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 144 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 166 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bath in zone 5b in ZIP code 14810, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bath's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00300448; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bath?
In a normal year in Bath, 11 days a year reach 90°F and 168 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 168a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00300448.
How sunny is Bath?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bath, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (50%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.4 |
| February | 58% | 2.2 |
| March | 62% | 3.4 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 5.9 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.2 |
| October | 62% | 2.6 |
| November | 59% | 1.7 |
| December | 50% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Bath need?
A normal year in Bath brings 7,005 heating degree days, 30% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 439 cooling degree days, 52% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,363 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,291 | 0 |
| February | 1,131 | 0 |
| March | 1,008 | 0 |
| April | 616 | 3 |
| May | 291 | 24 |
| June | 75 | 87 |
| July | 20 | 158 |
| August | 28 | 124 |
| September | 162 | 41 |
| October | 486 | 3 |
| November | 792 | 0 |
| December | 1,105 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,005 | 439 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300448. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Bath's climate compare?
Bath is warmer than 58 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.9°F is warmer than 27%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Bath share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Avoca, NY832 people · 6 mi NW
- Savona, NY671 people · 8 mi SE
- Prattsburgh, NY612 people · 13 mi N
- Hammondsport, NY571 people · 8 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bath's climate
What is the coldest month in Bath?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Bath?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Bath's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Addison (18 miles away), records 48 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Bath in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bath in zone 5b in ZIP code 14810, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bath's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Bath?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New York climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Addison, NY18 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Hornell, NY18 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Corning, NY21 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Alfred, NY22 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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