Mecklenburg (4 mi SW), New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 38.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.4°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 26°C, 988 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMecklenburg (4 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00305233
- Location42.44°N 76.76°W
- Elevation1,510 ft (460 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) is 55°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 50%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mecklenburg (4 mi SW).
- Jan 30° 14°
- Feb 33° 15°
- Mar 40° 21°
- Apr 53° 32°
- May 67° 43°
- Jun 74° 52°
- Jul 79° 56°
- Aug 77° 55°
- Sep 71° 48°
- Oct 58° 39°
- Nov 46° 30°
- 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 at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.25 in), the least in February (2.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 14°F | 22.3°F | 2.30 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 33°F | 15°F | 23.8°F | 2.02 | 14 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 21°F | 30.2°F | 2.70 | 14 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 3.33 | 14 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 54.6°F | 3.15 | 14 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 74°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | 4.25 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 79°F | 56°F | 67.6°F | 3.86 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 77°F | 55°F | 65.9°F | 3.72 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 48°F | 59.5°F | 4.08 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 39°F | 48.4°F | 4.08 | 16 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 30°F | 37.8°F | 2.76 | 13 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 35°F | 21°F | 28.3°F | 2.64 | 18 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 36°F | 45.3°F | 38.89 | 170 | 2 | 156 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −10°C | −5.4°C | 58 mm |
| February | 0°C | −9°C | −4.6°C | 51 mm |
| March | 4°C | −6°C | −1.0°C | 69 mm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 85 mm |
| May | 19°C | 6°C | 12.6°C | 80 mm |
| June | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 108 mm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 98 mm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 94 mm |
| September | 21°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 104 mm |
| October | 14°C | 4°C | 9.1°C | 104 mm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.2°C | 70 mm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −2.1°C | 67 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Ithaca (16 miles away), gets 63 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305233; 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 Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
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 USC00305233.
When is the last frost at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
In Mecklenburg (4 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 25 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 26; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 150 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 176 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 29 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) in zone 6a in ZIP code 14818, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°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 USC00305233; 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 at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Mecklenburg (4 mi SW), 2 days a year reach 90°F, 156 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 170 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
- 156a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 59high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 170a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00305233.
How sunny is it at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) brings 7,445 heating degree days, 39% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 317 cooling degree days, 65% 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 2,073 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,323 | 0 |
| February | 1,152 | 0 |
| March | 1,080 | 0 |
| April | 669 | 2 |
| May | 340 | 17 |
| June | 119 | 59 |
| July | 36 | 118 |
| August | 57 | 85 |
| September | 200 | 33 |
| October | 518 | 3 |
| November | 815 | 0 |
| December | 1,136 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,445 | 317 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305233. 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 Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 45.9°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.3°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.5°F | +2.2°F | 48.91 |
| 2022 | 46.1°F | +0.8°F | 38.57 |
| 2023 | 47.7°F | +2.4°F | 40.10 |
| 2024 | 48.4°F | +3.1°F | 41.33 |
| 2025 | 45.9°F | +0.6°F | 38.03 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00305233. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) is warmer than 26 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.3°F is warmer than 21%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) 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 Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) share this climate record?
6 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.
- Trumansburg, NY1,787 people · 8 mi NE
- Watkins Glen, NY1,746 people · 7 mi SW
- Montour Falls, NY1,527 people · 8 mi SW
- Jacksonville, NY539 people · 8 mi NE
- Odessa, NY524 people · 8 mi S
- Burdett, NY323 people · 5 mi W
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 Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Ithaca (16 miles away), records 63 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
June, with 4.25 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) in zone 6a in ZIP code 14818, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Mecklenburg (4 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 26. Waiting until May 26 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, NY16 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Penn Yan, NY21 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Elmira, NY21 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Aurora, NY21 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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