Pulaski, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Pulaski's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 48.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.0°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,220 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPulaski
- Station IDUSC00306867
- Location43.57°N 76.12°W
- Elevation399 ft (122 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population2,270
On October 23, the normal high in Pulaski is 55°F and the normal low 38°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pulaski.
- Jan 29° 11°
- Feb 31° 13°
- Mar 39° 20°
- Apr 51° 32°
- May 65° 42°
- Jun 73° 52°
- Jul 79° 57°
- Aug 77° 56°
- Sep 71° 48°
- Oct 58° 40°
- Nov 46° 30°
- Dec 34° 19°
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 Pulaski each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.14 in), the least in March (3.01 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 | 29°F | 11°F | 19.9°F | 4.15 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 31°F | 13°F | 21.9°F | 3.31 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 39°F | 20°F | 29.0°F | 3.01 | – | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 51°F | 32°F | 41.5°F | 3.90 | – | <1 | 19 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 65°F | 42°F | 53.5°F | 3.93 | – | <1 | 4 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 73°F | 52°F | 62.8°F | 3.83 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 79°F | 57°F | 67.9°F | 3.67 | – | 2 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 77°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 4.52 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 48°F | 59.5°F | 4.00 | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 40°F | 48.8°F | 5.14 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 30°F | 37.7°F | 4.14 | – | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 34°F | 19°F | 26.7°F | 4.44 | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 35°F | 44.6°F | 48.04 | – | 3 | 158 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −12°C | −6.7°C | 105 mm |
| February | −1°C | −10°C | −5.6°C | 84 mm |
| March | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 76 mm |
| April | 11°C | 0°C | 5.3°C | 99 mm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 11.9°C | 100 mm |
| June | 23°C | 11°C | 17.1°C | 97 mm |
| July | 26°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 93 mm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 115 mm |
| September | 22°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 102 mm |
| October | 14°C | 4°C | 9.3°C | 131 mm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.2°C | 105 mm |
| December | 1°C | −7°C | −2.9°C | 113 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Camden (22 miles away), gets 151 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00306867; 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 Pulaski?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00306867.
When is the last frost in Pulaski?
In Pulaski, 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 14 in half of years and before September 29 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 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 156 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pulaski in zone 5b in ZIP code 13142, 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 USC00306867; 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 Pulaski?
In a normal year in Pulaski, 3 days a year reach 90°F and 158 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 158a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 57high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00306867.
How sunny is Pulaski?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Pulaski, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (47%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 51% | 1.3 |
| February | 54% | 2.0 |
| March | 62% | 3.3 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 63% | 2.5 |
| November | 58% | 1.6 |
| December | 47% | 1.0 |
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 Pulaski need?
A normal year in Pulaski brings 7,698 heating degree days, 43% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 305 cooling degree days, 66% 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 2,039 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,399 | 0 |
| February | 1,207 | 0 |
| March | 1,116 | 0 |
| April | 707 | 0 |
| May | 371 | 13 |
| June | 118 | 50 |
| July | 29 | 117 |
| August | 39 | 92 |
| September | 198 | 31 |
| October | 507 | 3 |
| November | 821 | 0 |
| December | 1,189 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,698 | 305 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00306867. 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 Pulaski been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 49.9°F, 5.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.6°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46.9°F | +2.3°F | 52.26 |
| 2024 | 49.9°F | +5.3°F | 55.86 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00306867. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pulaski's climate compare?
Pulaski is warmer than 16 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 91. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.6°F is warmer than 18%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pulaski 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 Pulaski share this climate record?
9 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.
- Mexico, NY1,557 people · 9 mi SW
- Lacona, NY673 people · 6 mi NE
- Sandy Creek, NY621 people · 5 mi N
- Parish, NY446 people · 11 mi S
- Pierrepont Manor, NY355 people · 12 mi N
- Mannsville, NY320 people · 11 mi N
- Altmar, NY222 people · 7 mi SE
- Ellisburg, NY211 people · 11 mi N
- Lorraine, NY91 people · 16 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 Pulaski's climate
What is the coldest month in Pulaski?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Pulaski?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Pulaski's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Camden (22 miles away), records 151 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Pulaski?
October, with 5.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 3.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pulaski in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pulaski in zone 5b in ZIP code 13142, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Pulaski?
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
- Pulaski in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- New York climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fulton, NY21 miles from this station, 47.3°F a year
- Camden, NY22 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Oswego, NY22 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Brewerton, NY23 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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