Shrub Oak, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Shrub Oak's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 50.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,283 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationShrub Oak
- Station IDUSC00307742
- Location41.33°N 73.84°W
- Elevation462 ft (141 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)2,770
On October 23, the normal high in Shrub Oak is 61°F and the normal low 39°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Shrub Oak.
- Jan 37° 17°
- Feb 39° 20°
- Mar 48° 26°
- Apr 60° 36°
- May 71° 47°
- Jun 79° 56°
- Jul 84° 61°
- Aug 83° 60°
- Sep 75° 52°
- Oct 64° 41°
- Nov 52° 32°
- Dec 41° 24°
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 Shrub Oak each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in December (4.85 in), the least in February (3.04 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 17°F | 26.9°F | 3.61 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 20°F | 29.4°F | 3.04 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 26°F | 36.9°F | 4.36 | – | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 36°F | 48.2°F | 3.90 | – | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 58.9°F | 4.32 | – | 2 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 56°F | 67.1°F | 4.52 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 84°F | 61°F | 72.4°F | 4.72 | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 83°F | 60°F | 71.5°F | 4.31 | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 52°F | 63.7°F | 4.60 | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 41°F | 52.6°F | 4.63 | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 32°F | 41.8°F | 3.67 | – | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 41°F | 24°F | 32.7°F | 4.85 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 39°F | 50.2°F | 50.53 | – | 16 | 136 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 92 mm |
| February | 4°C | −7°C | −1.4°C | 77 mm |
| March | 9°C | −3°C | 2.7°C | 111 mm |
| April | 16°C | 2°C | 9.0°C | 99 mm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 110 mm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 115 mm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 120 mm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 109 mm |
| September | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 117 mm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.4°C | 118 mm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm |
| December | 5°C | −4°C | 0.4°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Yorktown Heights (5 miles away), gets 40 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307742; 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 Shrub Oak?
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 USC00307742.
When is the last frost in Shrub Oak?
In Shrub Oak, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before October 4 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 301 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shrub Oak in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 10588, the largest).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00307742; 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.
What hardiness zone is each Shrub Oak ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Shrub Oak's 2 ZIP code areas are all in zone 6b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Shrub Oak?
In a normal year in Shrub Oak, 16 days a year reach 90°F and 136 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 136a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1950) is 100°F, on June 27, 1950; the lowest is −25°F, on January 22, 1961.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2023, with 72.01 in; the snowiest season is 1960–61, with 82.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00307742; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00307742. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Shrub Oak?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Shrub Oak, 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 Shrub Oak need?
A normal year in Shrub Oak brings 6,014 heating degree days, 12% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 636 cooling degree days, 30% 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 2,800 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,182 | 0 |
| February | 998 | 0 |
| March | 871 | 0 |
| April | 508 | 2 |
| May | 212 | 21 |
| June | 39 | 102 |
| July | 1 | 231 |
| August | 6 | 207 |
| September | 110 | 71 |
| October | 388 | 2 |
| November | 696 | 0 |
| December | 1,003 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,014 | 636 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307742. 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 Shrub Oak been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.4°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.3°F | +2.1°F | 50.37 |
| 2022 | 51.5°F | +1.3°F | 43.73 |
| 2023 | 52.4°F | +2.2°F | 72.01 |
| 2024 | 52.5°F | +2.3°F | 51.81 |
| 2025 | 50.4°F | +0.2°F | 44.16 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00307742. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Shrub Oak's climate compare?
Shrub Oak is warmer than 107 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 108. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Shrub Oak is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Shrub Oak share this climate record?
6 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.
- Peekskill, NY25,757 people · 5 mi SW
- Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY14,195 people · 2 mi SE
- Lake Mohegan, NY5,566 people · 1 mi SW
- Buchanan, NY2,240 people · 7 mi SW
- Crompond, NY2,144 people · 3 mi S
- Verplanck, NY657 people · 8 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 Shrub Oak's climate
What is the coldest month in Shrub Oak?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Shrub Oak?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Shrub Oak's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Yorktown Heights (5 miles away), records 40 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Shrub Oak?
December, with 4.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Shrub Oak in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Shrub Oak in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 10588, the largest).
How late can frost come in Shrub Oak?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 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
- Yorktown Heights, NY5 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- West Point, NY7 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Carmel, NY14 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Stormville, NY15 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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