Ellenburg Depot, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Ellenburg Depot's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 35.7 inches of precipitation and 107 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.3°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 26°C, 906 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEllenburg Depot
- Station IDUSC00302574
- Location44.91°N 73.82°W
- Elevation950 ft (290 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Ellenburg Depot is 53°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 44%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ellenburg Depot.
- Jan 26° 7°
- Feb 28° 9°
- Mar 38° 19°
- Apr 51° 31°
- May 65° 44°
- Jun 74° 53°
- Jul 78° 59°
- Aug 76° 56°
- Sep 69° 48°
- Oct 56° 38°
- Nov 44° 27°
- Dec 32° 15°
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 Ellenburg Depot each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.14 in), the least in February (1.65 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 7°F | 16.4°F | 1.88 | 21.4 | 14 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 28°F | 9°F | 18.6°F | 1.65 | 23.1 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 19°F | 28.1°F | 2.12 | 19.0 | 12 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 51°F | 31°F | 41.4°F | 2.79 | 9.8 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 54.5°F | 3.33 | 0.5 | 13 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 74°F | 53°F | 63.5°F | 4.14 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 78°F | 59°F | 68.4°F | 3.95 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 76°F | 56°F | 66.1°F | 3.79 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 48°F | 58.7°F | 3.32 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 56°F | 38°F | 46.8°F | 3.71 | 1.8 | 14 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| November | 44°F | 27°F | 35.4°F | 2.54 | 8.0 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 32°F | 15°F | 23.5°F | 2.45 | 23.5 | 15 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 34°F | 43.4°F | 35.67 | 107.1 | 155 | 2 | 169 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −14°C | −8.7°C | 48 mm | 54 cm |
| February | −2°C | −13°C | −7.4°C | 42 mm | 59 cm |
| March | 3°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 54 mm | 48 cm |
| April | 11°C | 0°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 25 cm |
| May | 18°C | 7°C | 12.5°C | 85 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 23°C | 12°C | 17.5°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 9°C | 14.8°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 3°C | 8.2°C | 94 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 6°C | −3°C | 1.9°C | 65 mm | 20 cm |
| December | 0°C | −9°C | −4.7°C | 62 mm | 60 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00302574; 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 Ellenburg Depot?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (12).
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 USC00302574.
When is the last frost at Ellenburg Depot?
In Ellenburg Depot, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 17 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 101 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after April 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 17; 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 168 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 29 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ellenburg Depot in zone 4b in ZIP code 12933, 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 USC00302574; 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 Ellenburg Depot?
In a normal year in Ellenburg Depot, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 169 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 155 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 169a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 72high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 155a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 32a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00302574.
How sunny is it at Ellenburg Depot?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Ellenburg Depot, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (75%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 1.5 |
| February | 62% | 2.3 |
| March | 65% | 3.4 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 67% | 5.2 |
| June | 69% | 5.6 |
| July | 74% | 5.7 |
| August | 75% | 5.1 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 62% | 2.4 |
| November | 60% | 1.6 |
| December | 54% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Ellenburg Depot record?
A normal year at Ellenburg Depot brings 8,159 heating degree days, 52% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 334 cooling degree days, 63% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,052 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,506 | 0 |
| February | 1,300 | 0 |
| March | 1,146 | 1 |
| April | 710 | 1 |
| May | 341 | 15 |
| June | 107 | 60 |
| July | 30 | 134 |
| August | 51 | 87 |
| September | 225 | 36 |
| October | 567 | 1 |
| November | 890 | 0 |
| December | 1,286 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,159 | 334 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00302574. 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 Ellenburg Depot's climate compare?
Ellenburg Depot is warmer than 8 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.4°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ellenburg Depot 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 Ellenburg Depot share this climate record?
Altona has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Altona, NY603 people · 8 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 Ellenburg Depot's climate
What is the coldest month at Ellenburg Depot?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow at Ellenburg Depot?
Yes: 107 inches in a normal year, falling on 46 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (23.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Ellenburg Depot?
June, with 4.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ellenburg Depot in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ellenburg Depot in zone 4b in ZIP code 12933, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Ellenburg Depot?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 25. Waiting until May 25 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
- Dannemora, NY14 miles from this station, 44.8°F a year
- Chazy, NY21 miles from this station, 47.0°F a year
- Malone, NY24 miles from this station, 42.7°F a year
- Plattsburgh, NY25 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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