Rhinebeck, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rhinebeck's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 50.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.9°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,289 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRhinebeck (4 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00307035
- Location41.88°N 73.87°W
- Elevation301 ft (92 m)
- Population2,586
On October 23, the normal high in Rhinebeck is 62°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rhinebeck.
- Jan 37° 11°
- Feb 40° 12°
- Mar 49° 20°
- Apr 62° 31°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 81° 52°
- Jul 86° 56°
- Aug 84° 55°
- Sep 77° 47°
- Oct 65° 35°
- Nov 53° 26°
- Dec 42° 17°
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 Rhinebeck each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.33 in), the least in February (3.14 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 11°F | 24.3°F | 4.05 | 12 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 12°F | 26.1°F | 3.14 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 20°F | 34.2°F | 4.11 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 31°F | 46.2°F | 3.92 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 57.5°F | 3.84 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 52°F | 66.4°F | 4.14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 86°F | 56°F | 70.9°F | 4.61 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 84°F | 55°F | 69.7°F | 4.92 | 10 | 6 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 77°F | 47°F | 61.7°F | 4.30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 35°F | 49.8°F | 5.33 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 26°F | 39.4°F | 3.62 | 10 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 42°F | 17°F | 29.5°F | 4.76 | 11 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 34°F | 48.0°F | 50.74 | 127 | 20 | 185 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −11°C | −4.3°C | 103 mm |
| February | 5°C | −11°C | −3.3°C | 80 mm |
| March | 9°C | −7°C | 1.2°C | 104 mm |
| April | 17°C | −1°C | 7.9°C | 100 mm |
| May | 23°C | 6°C | 14.2°C | 98 mm |
| June | 27°C | 11°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm |
| July | 30°C | 13°C | 21.6°C | 117 mm |
| August | 29°C | 13°C | 20.9°C | 125 mm |
| September | 25°C | 8°C | 16.5°C | 109 mm |
| October | 18°C | 2°C | 9.9°C | 135 mm |
| November | 12°C | −3°C | 4.1°C | 92 mm |
| December | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 121 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Mohonk Lake (17 miles away), gets 59 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307035; 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 Rhinebeck?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00307035.
When is the last frost in Rhinebeck?
In Rhinebeck, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 14 in half of years and after June 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 14 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 141 year in 10 after June 1; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 134 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 2 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rhinebeck in zone 6a in ZIP code 12574, 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 USC00307035; 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 Rhinebeck?
In a normal year in Rhinebeck, 20 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 185 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 127 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 185a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 27high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 127a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00307035.
How sunny is Rhinebeck?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rhinebeck, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 1.8 |
| February | 70% | 2.7 |
| March | 68% | 3.7 |
| April | 69% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.3 |
| October | 70% | 2.9 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 65% | 1.5 |
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 Rhinebeck need?
A normal year in Rhinebeck brings 6,718 heating degree days, 25% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 550 cooling degree days, 39% 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 2,548 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,262 | 0 |
| February | 1,091 | 0 |
| March | 955 | 0 |
| April | 568 | 4 |
| May | 260 | 27 |
| June | 63 | 106 |
| July | 10 | 191 |
| August | 19 | 165 |
| September | 150 | 52 |
| October | 475 | 4 |
| November | 767 | 0 |
| December | 1,100 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,718 | 550 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307035. 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.
How does Rhinebeck's climate compare?
Rhinebeck is warmer than 75 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 110. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.0°F is warmer than 32%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rhinebeck 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 Rhinebeck share this climate record?
14 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.
- Kingston, NY23,748 people · 7 mi NW
- Hurley, NY3,420 people · 10 mi W
- Port Ewen, NY3,402 people · 6 mi W
- Lincoln Park, NY2,406 people · 9 mi NW
- Lake Katrine, NY2,284 people · 9 mi NW
- Hyde Park, NY2,100 people · 8 mi SW
- Red Hook, NY1,956 people · 8 mi N
- Bard College, NY1,237 people · 10 mi N
- Hillside, NY889 people · 9 mi W
- Rhinecliff, NY479 people · 5 mi NW
- Staatsburg, NY366 people · 4 mi SW
- Upper Red Hook, NY285 people · 10 mi N
- East Kingston, NY219 people · 7 mi NW
- Barrytown, NY144 people · 9 mi N
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 Rhinebeck's climate
What is the coldest month in Rhinebeck?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Rhinebeck?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Rhinebeck's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Mohonk Lake (17 miles away), records 59 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Rhinebeck?
October, with 5.33 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.14 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rhinebeck in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rhinebeck in zone 6a in ZIP code 12574, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Rhinebeck?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 14; in one year in ten it comes after June 1. Waiting until June 1 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
- Millbrook, NY9 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Mohonk Lake, NY17 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Poughkeepsie, NY18 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Platte Clove, NY21 miles from this station, 45.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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