Montauk, NY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Montauk's primary NOAA station, MONTAUK AP.
The climate verdict for Montauk
Montauk, New York has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 53°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 53°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 44.3"
- precipitation, annual total
- 222 days
- frost-free growing season
Montauk: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00054780 · Montauk, NY 53°F mean · 44.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,636
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Radford
- PRCP-MID 44.3"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,041 HDD
- STN-1 USW00054780
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Radford, VA ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NY station list.
- Montauk (this station) 53°F
- Cold Radford, VA 53°F
- Hot Dayville, OR 53°F
- Near Roy, NM 53°F
- Near Springer, NM 53°F
Climate Living Index · Montauk
Montauk: 69/100 · grade C
Montauk publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Montauk, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 80 calendar days | 82/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 222 days/year | 78/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 44.3 in · 9.3 from 35 in | 67/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.0°F · 14.5° from 67.5°F | 53/100 · D |
Montauk · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Montauk is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.7°F and warmest-month mean 73.2°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 73.2°F
- Coldest month
- 33.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Montauk sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Montauk's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 53rd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 67th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 34th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Montauk compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Montauk's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.6" | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.2" | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 46°F (8°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 4.2" | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.7" | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 64°F (18°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 74°F (23°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| July | 80°F (27°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.8" | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| August | 80°F (26°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.9" | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 4.3" | 14.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 81°F around July 23, short of 90°F on every date, while 80 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 27°F near January 25.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 11, then returns to freezing around December 23, covering 80 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 11, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 14 at 28%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 126 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 15°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Montauk.
Where Montauk Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 15°F.
Montauk earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
12.2 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
Montauk spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Montauk has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 4.3" and July 2.8". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Montauk, it arrives in quantity
44.3" of precipitation falls across only about 125 wet days here, averaging 0.35 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 125 a year, 34% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.35 inches
- Most wet days
- January, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 9
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 7
50% probability date
Growing Season
222 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,041
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
715
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NY closest to Montauk on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (53°F here).
- Emmitsburg, MD 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Glencoe, KY 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Goldfield, NV 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Grand View, ID 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (44.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Grovespring, MO 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Anderson, MO 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Sherman, TX 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Durant, OK 44.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Montauk's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Montauk's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,041 annual heating degree days against 715 for cooling. Its 39.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Montauk's frost-free season lasts about 222 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Montauk's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.5°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Montauk's 44.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Montauk's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Montauk, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Montauk's primary station: MONTAUK AP (USW00054780). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 3648054), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Montauk: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Montauk comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.