Schoharie, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Schoharie's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 42.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.8°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,079 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSchoharie
- Station IDUSC00307520
- Location42.66°N 74.30°W
- Elevation734 ft (224 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population950
On October 23, the normal high in Schoharie is 59°F and the normal low 36°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Schoharie.
- Jan 33° 13°
- Feb 37° 14°
- Mar 46° 22°
- Apr 60° 34°
- May 72° 45°
- Jun 79° 55°
- Jul 84° 59°
- Aug 82° 58°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 49° 29°
- Dec 37° 21°
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 Schoharie each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.61 in), the least in February (2.31 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 13°F | 23.0°F | 2.76 | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 37°F | 14°F | 25.2°F | 2.31 | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 22°F | 34.2°F | 3.31 | – | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 34°F | 46.7°F | 3.41 | – | <1 | 14 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 45°F | 58.2°F | 3.60 | – | 1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 79°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 4.61 | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | 4.33 | – | 7 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 82°F | 58°F | 69.7°F | 4.36 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 50°F | 62.1°F | 3.44 | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 39°F | 50.4°F | 4.22 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 29°F | 39.1°F | 2.92 | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 21°F | 29.0°F | 3.20 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 36°F | 47.9°F | 42.47 | – | 14 | 144 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −11°C | −5.0°C | 70 mm |
| February | 3°C | −10°C | −3.8°C | 59 mm |
| March | 8°C | −6°C | 1.2°C | 84 mm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 87 mm |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 14.6°C | 91 mm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 117 mm |
| July | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 110 mm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 20.9°C | 111 mm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 87 mm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 107 mm |
| November | 10°C | −2°C | 3.9°C | 74 mm |
| December | 3°C | −6°C | −1.7°C | 81 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cobleskill (7 miles away), gets 54 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307520; 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 Schoharie?
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 USC00307520.
When is the last frost in Schoharie?
In Schoharie, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before October 1 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 21 year in 10 after May 17; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 163 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 189 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 20 in half of springs and before October 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Schoharie in zone 5b in ZIP code 12157, 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 USC00307520; 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 Schoharie?
In a normal year in Schoharie, 14 days a year reach 90°F and 144 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 144a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 33high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00307520.
How sunny is Schoharie?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Schoharie, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (55%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 1.6 |
| February | 64% | 2.5 |
| March | 68% | 3.7 |
| April | 66% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 70% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 75% | 4.2 |
| October | 65% | 2.7 |
| November | 62% | 1.8 |
| December | 55% | 1.3 |
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 Schoharie need?
A normal year in Schoharie brings 6,735 heating degree days, 25% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 556 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 2,599 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,302 | 0 |
| February | 1,114 | 0 |
| March | 957 | 1 |
| April | 554 | 3 |
| May | 240 | 27 |
| June | 53 | 100 |
| July | 6 | 205 |
| August | 14 | 159 |
| September | 146 | 57 |
| October | 455 | 3 |
| November | 779 | 0 |
| December | 1,116 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,735 | 556 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307520. 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 Schoharie been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 49.6°F, 1.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 47.9°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.1°F | +2.2°F | 40.14 |
| 2022 | 49.6°F | +1.7°F | 31.21 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00307520. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Schoharie's climate compare?
Schoharie is warmer than 72 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 57. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.9°F is warmer than 31%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Schoharie 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 Schoharie share this climate record?
2 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.
- Middleburgh, NY1,161 people · 5 mi S
- Central Bridge, NY485 people · 4 mi NW
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 Schoharie's climate
What is the coldest month in Schoharie?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Schoharie?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Schoharie's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cobleskill (7 miles away), records 54 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Schoharie?
June, with 4.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Schoharie in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Schoharie in zone 5b in ZIP code 12157, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Schoharie?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 17. Waiting until May 17 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
- Cobleskill, NY7 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Delanson, NY10 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Lansing Manor, NY17 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Alcove Dam, NY24 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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