Dobbs Ferry, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Dobbs Ferry's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 51.2 inches of precipitation and 33 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.9°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,301 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDobbs Ferry-Ardsley
- Station IDUSC00302129
- Location41.01°N 73.83°W
- Elevation200 ft (61 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population11,513
On October 14, the normal high in Dobbs Ferry is 66°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Dobbs Ferry.
- Jan 40° 23°
- Feb 43° 25°
- Mar 51° 31°
- Apr 63° 40°
- May 73° 50°
- Jun 81° 59°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 84° 63°
- Sep 77° 56°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 54° 36°
- Dec 45° 29°
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 Dobbs Ferry each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in December (4.70 in), the least in February (3.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 23°F | 31.4°F | 3.87 | 9.4 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 43°F | 25°F | 33.7°F | 3.30 | 10.9 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 51°F | 31°F | 40.9°F | 4.37 | 5.8 | 11 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 40°F | 51.4°F | 4.26 | 0.7 | 13 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 61.3°F | 4.27 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 59°F | 69.8°F | 4.58 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.53 | 0.0 | 10 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 63°F | 73.5°F | 4.44 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 56°F | 66.5°F | 4.61 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 45°F | 55.3°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 36°F | 45.2°F | 3.88 | 0.3 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 29°F | 36.6°F | 4.70 | 5.6 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 43°F | 53.4°F | 51.24 | 32.7 | 124 | 19 | 109 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C | 98 mm | 24 cm |
| February | 6°C | −4°C | 0.9°C | 84 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 111 mm | 15 cm |
| April | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 7°C | 12.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 2°C | 7.3°C | 99 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 119 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00302129; 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 Dobbs Ferry?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00302129.
When is the last frost in Dobbs Ferry?
In Dobbs Ferry, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 10 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
- April 201 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 10; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 189 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 217 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 4 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dobbs Ferry in zone 7a in ZIP code 10522. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Dobbs Ferry's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°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 USC00302129; 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 Dobbs Ferry?
In a normal year in Dobbs Ferry, 19 days a year reach 90°F, 109 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 124 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 19a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 109a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 124a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 9a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1945) is 104°F, on July 21, 1980; the lowest is −10°F, on January 27, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 73.30 in; the snowiest season is 1960–61, with 90.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00302129; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00302129. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Dobbs Ferry?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Dobbs Ferry, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 1.8 |
| February | 70% | 2.7 |
| March | 68% | 3.7 |
| April | 69% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.3 |
| October | 70% | 2.9 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 65% | 1.5 |
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 Dobbs Ferry need?
A normal year in Dobbs Ferry brings 5,119 heating degree days, 5% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 917 cooling degree days, 1% more 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 3,333 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,040 | 0 |
| February | 876 | 0 |
| March | 749 | 0 |
| April | 414 | 7 |
| May | 162 | 46 |
| June | 25 | 169 |
| July | 1 | 311 |
| August | 3 | 268 |
| September | 61 | 106 |
| October | 313 | 11 |
| November | 594 | 0 |
| December | 882 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,119 | 917 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00302129. 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 Dobbs Ferry's climate compare?
Dobbs Ferry is warmer than 122 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 111. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.4°F is warmer than 55%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dobbs Ferry is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Dobbs Ferry share this climate record?
45 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.
- Ridgewood, NJ26,701 people · 15 mi W
- Eastchester, NY20,519 people · 4 mi SE
- Dumont, NJ18,606 people · 9 mi SW
- Scarsdale, NY18,036 people · 3 mi E
- New Milford, NJ17,229 people · 11 mi SW
- Ramsey, NJ15,003 people · 17 mi W
- Tarrytown, NY11,829 people · 4 mi NW
- Westwood, NJ11,434 people · 10 mi W
- Sleepy Hollow, NY11,427 people · 7 mi N
- Waldwick, NJ10,308 people · 15 mi W
- Hillsdale, NJ10,266 people · 11 mi W
- Montvale, NJ9,663 people · 12 mi W
- Park Ridge, NJ9,634 people · 11 mi W
- Greenville, NY9,586 people · 1 mi SE
- Cresskill, NJ9,311 people · 8 mi SW
- Valley Cottage, NY8,803 people · 9 mi NW
- Closter, NJ8,730 people · 7 mi W
- Upper Saddle River, NJ8,696 people · 14 mi W
- Hastings-on-Hudson, NY8,407 people · 3 mi SW
- Oradell, NJ8,344 people · 11 mi W
- Emerson, NJ7,413 people · 10 mi W
- Nyack, NY7,369 people · 7 mi NW
- Midland Park, NJ7,104 people · 16 mi W
- Tuckahoe, NY6,984 people · 4 mi S
- Allendale, NJ6,928 people · 16 mi W
- Larchmont, NY6,640 people · 7 mi SE
- Irvington, NY6,502 people · 3 mi NW
- Old Tappan, NJ6,342 people · 8 mi W
- Woodcliff Lake, NJ6,234 people · 12 mi W
- Norwood, NJ5,854 people · 6 mi W
- Elmsford, NY5,168 people · 3 mi N
- Harrington Park, NJ5,088 people · 8 mi W
- Northvale, NJ4,979 people · 6 mi W
- Ardsley, NY4,974 people · 0 mi NW
- Demarest, NJ4,941 people · 7 mi SW
- Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ4,342 people · 14 mi W
- Fairview, NY3,522 people · 3 mi NE
- Haworth, NJ3,450 people · 9 mi W
- Saddle River, NJ3,443 people · 13 mi W
- Hartsdale, NY3,254 people · 2 mi E
- Piermont, NY2,547 people · 5 mi NW
- Upper Nyack, NY2,034 people · 9 mi NW
- Alpine, NJ1,774 people · 5 mi SW
- Rockleigh, NJ406 people · 5 mi W
- Grand View-on-Hudson, NY274 people · 6 mi NW
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 Dobbs Ferry's climate
What is the coldest month in Dobbs Ferry?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Dobbs Ferry?
Yes: 33 inches in a normal year, falling on 15 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (10.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Dobbs Ferry?
December, with 4.70 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.30 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dobbs Ferry in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Dobbs Ferry in zone 7a in ZIP code 10522. By the same method at Dobbs Ferry's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Dobbs Ferry?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 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
- Westchester County Airport, NY8 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Bronx, NY12 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Teterboro, NJ16 miles from this station, 55.4°F a year
- Stamford, CT17 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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