Mohonk Lake, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Mohonk Lake's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 52.6 inches of precipitation and 59 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.2°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,337 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMohonk Lake
- Station IDUSC00305426
- Location41.77°N 74.16°W
- Elevation1,245 ft (380 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Mohonk Lake is 58°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 35%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mohonk Lake.
- Jan 34° 19°
- Feb 37° 21°
- Mar 46° 28°
- Apr 60° 39°
- May 71° 50°
- Jun 78° 59°
- Jul 83° 64°
- Aug 80° 63°
- Sep 73° 56°
- Oct 61° 45°
- Nov 49° 35°
- Dec 38° 26°
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 Mohonk Lake each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.24 in), the least in February (3.19 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 19°F | 26.3°F | 3.80 | 14.6 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 21°F | 28.8°F | 3.19 | 14.6 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 28°F | 36.7°F | 4.26 | 12.4 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 39°F | 49.2°F | 3.99 | 1.8 | 11 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 60.0°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 78°F | 59°F | 68.5°F | 4.84 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 83°F | 64°F | 73.2°F | 4.71 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 63°F | 71.4°F | 4.81 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 73°F | 56°F | 64.1°F | 5.18 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 45°F | 52.8°F | 5.24 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 35°F | 41.7°F | 3.80 | 2.8 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 26°F | 31.7°F | 4.77 | 12.9 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 42°F | 50.4°F | 52.63 | 59.2 | 133 | 8 | 121 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −7°C | −3.2°C | 97 mm | 37 cm |
| February | 3°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 81 mm | 37 cm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 108 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 15°C | 4°C | 9.6°C | 101 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 21°C | 10°C | 15.6°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.3°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 18°C | 22.9°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 17°C | 21.9°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 13°C | 17.8°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 7°C | 11.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9°C | 2°C | 5.4°C | 97 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 3°C | −4°C | −0.2°C | 121 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305426; 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 Mohonk Lake?
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 (10).
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 USC00305426.
When is the last frost at Mohonk Lake?
In Mohonk Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 12 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 211 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 188 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 211 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 8 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mohonk Lake in zone 6b in ZIP code 12440, 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 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (30 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 USC00305426; 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 Mohonk Lake?
In a normal year in Mohonk Lake, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 121 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 133 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 121a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 37high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 133a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1896) is 101°F, on August 9, 2001; the lowest is −24°F, on December 30, 1917.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 78.67 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 123.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00305426; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00305426. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Mohonk Lake?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Mohonk Lake, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.8 |
| February | 67% | 2.6 |
| March | 67% | 3.6 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.1 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 68% | 2.8 |
| November | 68% | 2.0 |
| December | 61% | 1.4 |
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 Mohonk Lake record?
A normal year at Mohonk Lake brings 6,039 heating degree days, 12% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 737 cooling degree days, 19% 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 2,972 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,200 | 0 |
| February | 1,014 | 0 |
| March | 879 | 0 |
| April | 482 | 8 |
| May | 196 | 43 |
| June | 38 | 143 |
| July | 3 | 255 |
| August | 9 | 208 |
| September | 102 | 73 |
| October | 384 | 6 |
| November | 701 | 0 |
| December | 1,031 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,039 | 737 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305426. 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 Mohonk Lake been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 52.3°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.4°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.3°F | +1.9°F | 59.03 | 33.5 |
Over 106 complete years from 1897 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.3°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00305426; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mohonk Lake's climate compare?
Mohonk Lake is warmer than 108 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 114. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.4°F is warmer than 42%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mohonk Lake 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 Mohonk Lake share this climate record?
12 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.
- New Paltz, NY8,646 people · 4 mi E
- Ellenville, NY4,180 people · 12 mi W
- Stone Ridge, NY1,970 people · 5 mi N
- Tillson, NY1,799 people · 6 mi NE
- Kerhonkson, NY1,773 people · 6 mi W
- Clintondale, NY1,682 people · 8 mi SE
- Rosendale, NY898 people · 7 mi NE
- Napanoch, NY837 people · 11 mi W
- Accord, NY654 people · 5 mi NW
- High Falls, NY624 people · 4 mi NE
- Gardiner, NY616 people · 6 mi S
- Rifton, NY462 people · 7 mi NE
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 Mohonk Lake's climate
What is the coldest month at Mohonk Lake?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow at Mohonk Lake?
Yes: 59 inches in a normal year, falling on 26 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (14.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Mohonk Lake?
October, with 5.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.19 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mohonk Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mohonk Lake in zone 6b in ZIP code 12440, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −4°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Mohonk Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 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
- Walden, NY15 miles from this station, 49.9°F a year
- Rhinebeck, NY17 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Poughkeepsie, NY17 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Montgomery, NY19 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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