Buskirk, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Buskirk's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 43.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.3°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,101 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBuskirk
- Station IDUSC00301068
- Location42.94°N 73.43°W
- Elevation499 ft (152 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Buskirk is 59°F and the normal low 35°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Buskirk.
- Jan 33° 11°
- Feb 36° 12°
- Mar 44° 20°
- Apr 59° 33°
- May 71° 44°
- Jun 78° 53°
- Jul 83° 58°
- Aug 81° 56°
- Sep 74° 48°
- Oct 62° 38°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 38° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Buskirk each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.56 in), the least in February (2.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 11°F | 22.2°F | 2.74 | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 36°F | 12°F | 23.7°F | 2.36 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 44°F | 20°F | 32.3°F | 3.21 | – | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | 3.43 | – | <1 | 16 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 57.1°F | 3.57 | – | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 53°F | 65.7°F | 4.55 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 83°F | 58°F | 70.3°F | 4.56 | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 81°F | 56°F | 68.2°F | 4.17 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 48°F | 60.9°F | 3.86 | – | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 38°F | 49.6°F | 3.94 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 28°F | 38.1°F | 3.29 | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 19°F | 28.6°F | 3.68 | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 35°F | 46.9°F | 43.36 | – | 6 | 156 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −11°C | −5.4°C | 70 mm |
| February | 2°C | −11°C | −4.6°C | 60 mm |
| March | 7°C | −6°C | 0.2°C | 82 mm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 87 mm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 13.9°C | 91 mm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 116 mm |
| July | 28°C | 14°C | 21.3°C | 116 mm |
| August | 27°C | 13°C | 20.1°C | 106 mm |
| September | 23°C | 9°C | 16.1°C | 98 mm |
| October | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 100 mm |
| November | 9°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 84 mm |
| December | 3°C | −7°C | −1.9°C | 93 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sunderland 2 (19 miles away), gets 75 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00301068; 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.
Which months are mildest at Buskirk?
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 USC00301068.
When is the last frost at Buskirk?
In Buskirk, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 22 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 61 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 22; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 154 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Buskirk in zone 5b in ZIP code 12028, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00301068; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 at Buskirk?
In a normal year in Buskirk, 6 days a year reach 90°F and 156 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 156a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 44high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00301068.
How sunny is it at Buskirk?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Buskirk, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.6 |
| February | 64% | 2.5 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 71% | 5.8 |
| July | 77% | 6.0 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 65% | 2.7 |
| November | 65% | 1.8 |
| December | 57% | 1.3 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Buskirk record?
A normal year at Buskirk brings 7,031 heating degree days, 31% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 457 cooling degree days, 50% 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 2,411 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,326 | 0 |
| February | 1,158 | 0 |
| March | 1,013 | 0 |
| April | 576 | 3 |
| May | 265 | 20 |
| June | 67 | 87 |
| July | 12 | 174 |
| August | 26 | 123 |
| September | 170 | 47 |
| October | 482 | 4 |
| November | 807 | 0 |
| December | 1,128 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,031 | 457 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00301068. 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.
Have recent years at Buskirk been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 47.9°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.9°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.8°F | +1.9°F | 48.67 |
| 2022 | 48.1°F | +1.2°F | 44.28 |
| 2023 | 49.6°F | +2.7°F | 49.98 |
| 2024 | 49.9°F | +3.0°F | 47.54 |
| 2025 | 47.9°F | +1.0°F | 46.46 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00301068. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Buskirk's climate compare?
Buskirk is warmer than 58 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 62. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.9°F is warmer than 27%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Buskirk is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Buskirk share this climate record?
3 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.
- Stillwater, NY1,759 people · 11 mi W
- North Bennington, VT1,701 people · 10 mi E
- South Shaftsbury, VT442 people · 12 mi E
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 Buskirk's climate
What is the coldest month at Buskirk?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Buskirk?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sunderland 2 (19 miles away), records 75 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Buskirk?
July, with 4.56 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.36 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Buskirk in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Buskirk in zone 5b in ZIP code 12028, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Buskirk?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 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
- Bennington, VT10 miles from this station, 46.7°F a year
- Grafton, NY11 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Pownal, VT14 miles from this station, 45.9°F a year
- Troy, NY18 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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