Ogdensburg, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ogdensburg's normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 39.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.2°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 27°C, 996 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOgdensburg (4 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00306164
- Location44.73°N 75.44°W
- Elevation280 ft (85 m)
- Population9,282
On October 23, the normal high in Ogdensburg is 54°F and the normal low 38°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ogdensburg.
- Jan 26° 8°
- Feb 29° 9°
- Mar 38° 20°
- Apr 52° 34°
- May 66° 47°
- Jun 76° 56°
- Jul 80° 61°
- Aug 79° 59°
- Sep 71° 50°
- Oct 57° 40°
- Nov 45° 29°
- Dec 32° 18°
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 Ogdensburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.13 in), the least in February (1.79 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 8°F | 16.9°F | 2.76 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 9°F | 18.9°F | 1.79 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 20°F | 28.8°F | 2.58 | – | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 34°F | 43.0°F | 3.04 | – | <1 | 15 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 47°F | 56.4°F | 3.11 | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 76°F | 56°F | 65.6°F | 4.13 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 80°F | 61°F | 70.5°F | 3.86 | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 79°F | 59°F | 68.9°F | 3.65 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 50°F | 60.8°F | 4.03 | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 40°F | 48.5°F | 3.90 | – | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| November | 45°F | 29°F | 36.6°F | 3.10 | – | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 32°F | 18°F | 24.9°F | 3.26 | – | <1 | 28 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 36°F | 45.0°F | 39.21 | – | 7 | 157 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −13°C | −8.4°C | 70 mm |
| February | −2°C | −13°C | −7.3°C | 45 mm |
| March | 3°C | −7°C | −1.8°C | 66 mm |
| April | 11°C | 1°C | 6.1°C | 77 mm |
| May | 19°C | 8°C | 13.6°C | 79 mm |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 18.7°C | 105 mm |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 98 mm |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 20.5°C | 93 mm |
| September | 22°C | 10°C | 16.0°C | 102 mm |
| October | 14°C | 4°C | 9.2°C | 99 mm |
| November | 7°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 79 mm |
| December | 0°C | −8°C | −3.9°C | 83 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Canton (19 miles away), gets 77 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00306164; 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 Ogdensburg?
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 USC00306164.
When is the last frost in Ogdensburg?
In Ogdensburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 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
- April 291 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 186 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ogdensburg in zone 5a in ZIP code 13669, 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 USC00306164; 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 Ogdensburg?
In a normal year in Ogdensburg, 7 days a year reach 90°F and 157 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
- 157a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 59high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 100°F, on July 4, 1921; the lowest is −43°F, on January 19, 1904.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1954, with 44.50 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 105.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00306164; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00306164. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Ogdensburg?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ogdensburg, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (51%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.4 |
| February | 62% | 2.3 |
| March | 67% | 3.5 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 63% | 2.4 |
| November | 60% | 1.5 |
| December | 51% | 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 Ogdensburg need?
A normal year in Ogdensburg brings 7,735 heating degree days, 44% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 478 cooling degree days, 47% 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 2,378 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,492 | 0 |
| February | 1,289 | 0 |
| March | 1,122 | 0 |
| April | 660 | 0 |
| May | 286 | 19 |
| June | 69 | 87 |
| July | 12 | 181 |
| August | 26 | 146 |
| September | 170 | 44 |
| October | 513 | 2 |
| November | 852 | 0 |
| December | 1,243 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,735 | 478 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00306164. 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 Ogdensburg been warmer than normal lately?
Over 83 complete years from 1895 to 2018, 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: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ogdensburg's climate compare?
Ogdensburg is warmer than 21 of the other 130 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 45.0°F is warmer than 19%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ogdensburg 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 Ogdensburg share this climate record?
3 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.
- Waddington, NY926 people · 15 mi NE
- Heuvelton, NY707 people · 8 mi S
- Morristown, NY14 mi SW
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 Ogdensburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Ogdensburg?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Ogdensburg?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Ogdensburg's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Canton (19 miles away), records 77 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Ogdensburg?
June, with 4.13 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.79 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ogdensburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ogdensburg in zone 5a in ZIP code 13669, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Ogdensburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 11 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
- Canton, NY19 miles from this station, 44.5°F a year
- Colton, NY26 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Gouverneur, NY26 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Massena, NY33 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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