Freeville, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Freeville's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 39.5 inches of precipitation and 64 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,003 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFreeville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00303050
- Location42.52°N 76.33°W
- Elevation1,050 ft (320 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population454
On October 23, the normal high in Freeville is 55°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 45%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Freeville.
- Jan 30° 12°
- Feb 33° 12°
- Mar 40° 20°
- Apr 53° 33°
- May 66° 44°
- Jun 75° 53°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 55°
- Sep 71° 49°
- Oct 58° 38°
- Nov 46° 29°
- Dec 35° 21°
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 Freeville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.19 in), the least in February (2.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 12°F | 20.7°F | 2.20 | 16.1 | 14 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 33°F | 12°F | 22.4°F | 2.02 | 14.5 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 20°F | 30.3°F | 2.66 | 13.0 | 12 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 33°F | 42.9°F | 3.19 | 2.4 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 54.9°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 75°F | 53°F | 63.7°F | 4.19 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 79°F | 58°F | 68.4°F | 4.09 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | 4.09 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 49°F | 59.5°F | 4.12 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 38°F | 48.0°F | 3.90 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 29°F | 37.6°F | 2.84 | 5.6 | 12 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 35°F | 21°F | 28.1°F | 2.66 | 12.7 | 14 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 35°F | 45.2°F | 39.47 | 64.4 | 149 | 3 | 156 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −11°C | −6.3°C | 56 mm | 41 cm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.3°C | 51 mm | 37 cm |
| March | 5°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 68 mm | 33 cm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 81 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 12.7°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 14°C | 20.2°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 3°C | 8.9°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | −2°C | 3.1°C | 72 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −2.2°C | 68 mm | 32 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00303050; 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 Freeville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USC00303050.
When is the last frost in Freeville?
In Freeville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 27 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 71 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 154 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 181 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Freeville in zone 5b in ZIP code 13068, 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 USC00303050; 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 in Freeville?
In a normal year in Freeville, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 156 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 149 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a 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
- 55high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 149a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 25a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00303050.
How sunny is Freeville?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Freeville, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (49%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | 1.4 |
| February | 57% | 2.2 |
| March | 61% | 3.3 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 73% | 4.1 |
| October | 62% | 2.6 |
| November | 59% | 1.7 |
| December | 49% | 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 Freeville need?
A normal year in Freeville brings 7,509 heating degree days, 40% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 343 cooling degree days, 62% 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 2,138 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,373 | 0 |
| February | 1,194 | 0 |
| March | 1,076 | 0 |
| April | 664 | 1 |
| May | 328 | 17 |
| June | 98 | 59 |
| July | 29 | 134 |
| August | 51 | 94 |
| September | 200 | 36 |
| October | 530 | 2 |
| November | 821 | 0 |
| December | 1,145 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,509 | 343 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00303050. 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.
Has Freeville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 46.8°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.8°F | +2.6°F | 47.25 | 51.5 |
| 2022 | 47.4°F | +2.2°F | 33.30 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | 49.4°F | +4.2°F | 35.48 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 49.5°F | +4.3°F | 36.74 | 27.5 |
| 2025 | 46.8°F | +1.6°F | 32.00 | 41.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00303050. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Freeville's climate compare?
Freeville is warmer than 25 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 34. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.2°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Freeville 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 Freeville share this climate record?
8 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.
- Cortland, NY17,459 people · 10 mi NE
- Munsons Corners, NY2,506 people · 8 mi NE
- Groton, NY2,127 people · 5 mi N
- Dryden, NY1,877 people · 2 mi SE
- Cortland West, NY1,185 people · 7 mi NE
- McLean, NY363 people · 3 mi NE
- Blodgett Mills, NY193 people · 11 mi E
- Virgil, NY190 people · 7 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 Freeville's climate
What is the coldest month in Freeville?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Freeville?
Yes: 64 inches in a normal year, falling on 34 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (16.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Freeville?
June, with 4.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Freeville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Freeville in zone 5b in ZIP code 13068, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Freeville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 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
- Ithaca, NY7 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Tully, NY21 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- Spencer, NY22 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Whitney Point, NY22 miles from this station, 46.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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