Lockport, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lockport's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 37.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.5°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 28°C, 962 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLockport (4 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00304844
- Location43.19°N 78.61°W
- Elevation610 ft (186 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population20,394
On October 23, the normal high in Lockport is 58°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lockport.
- Jan 33° 18°
- Feb 35° 19°
- Mar 44° 26°
- Apr 56° 36°
- May 69° 48°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 80° 61°
- Sep 74° 54°
- Oct 61° 43°
- Nov 49° 34°
- Dec 38° 24°
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 Lockport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.76 in), the least in February (2.25 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 18°F | 25.4°F | 2.94 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 35°F | 19°F | 27.1°F | 2.25 | – | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 44°F | 26°F | 34.9°F | 2.65 | – | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 36°F | 45.8°F | 3.36 | – | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 58.5°F | 3.05 | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 57°F | 67.7°F | 3.43 | – | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 61°F | 71.8°F | 3.76 | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 80°F | 61°F | 70.4°F | 3.21 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 54°F | 63.8°F | 3.54 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 43°F | 51.7°F | 3.70 | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 34°F | 41.2°F | 3.05 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 24°F | 31.1°F | 2.92 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 40°F | 49.1°F | 37.86 | – | 7 | 136 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −8°C | −3.7°C | 75 mm |
| February | 2°C | −7°C | −2.7°C | 57 mm |
| March | 7°C | −4°C | 1.6°C | 67 mm |
| April | 13°C | 2°C | 7.7°C | 85 mm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 14.7°C | 77 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 87 mm |
| July | 28°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 96 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 82 mm |
| September | 23°C | 12°C | 17.7°C | 90 mm |
| October | 16°C | 6°C | 10.9°C | 94 mm |
| November | 9°C | 1°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm |
| December | 3°C | −5°C | −0.5°C | 74 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, North Tonawanda (16 miles away), gets 80 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00304844; 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 Lockport?
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 USC00304844.
When is the last frost in Lockport?
In Lockport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 9 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 261 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 9; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 182 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lockport in zone 6b in ZIP code 14094, 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 USC00304844; 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 Lockport?
In a normal year in Lockport, 7 days a year reach 90°F and 136 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 136a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 41high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 103°F, on July 9, 1936; the lowest is −24°F, on February 9, 1934.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1893, with 46.48 in; the snowiest season is 1976–77, with 134.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00304844; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00304844. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Lockport?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lockport, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.3 |
| February | 57% | 2.1 |
| March | 64% | 3.3 |
| April | 66% | 4.4 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 5.9 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.1 |
| October | 64% | 2.5 |
| November | 59% | 1.6 |
| December | 52% | 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 Lockport need?
A normal year in Lockport brings 6,389 heating degree days, 19% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 633 cooling degree days, 30% 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 2,757 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,228 | 0 |
| February | 1,061 | 0 |
| March | 935 | 0 |
| April | 577 | 1 |
| May | 235 | 34 |
| June | 44 | 123 |
| July | 6 | 216 |
| August | 14 | 181 |
| September | 109 | 71 |
| October | 417 | 7 |
| November | 713 | 0 |
| December | 1,052 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,389 | 633 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00304844. 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 Lockport been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 47.9°F, 1.2°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 49.1°F. 2 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.7°F | +1.6°F | 38.21 |
| 2022 | 49.1°F | at normal | 38.68 |
| 2024 | 50.6°F | +1.5°F | 36.09 |
| 2025 | 47.9°F | −1.2°F | 33.60 |
Over 79 complete years from 1891 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.1°F per century (+0.12°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00304844; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lockport's climate compare?
Lockport is warmer than 96 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 25. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.1°F is warmer than 36%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lockport 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 Lockport share this climate record?
7 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.
- South Lockport, NY8,660 people · 5 mi SW
- Newfane, NY3,470 people · 8 mi NW
- Middleport, NY1,688 people · 7 mi E
- Rapids, NY1,562 people · 6 mi S
- Gasport, NY1,419 people · 1 mi E
- Olcott, NY821 people · 11 mi NW
- Barker, NY570 people · 10 mi N
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 Lockport's climate
What is the coldest month in Lockport?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Lockport?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Lockport's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, North Tonawanda (16 miles away), records 80 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Lockport?
July, with 3.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lockport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lockport in zone 6b in ZIP code 14094, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Lockport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Lockport in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- New York climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Tonawanda, NY16 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Buffalo, NY18 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Niagara Falls, NY18 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Albion, NY21 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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