Sodus, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sodus's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 39.9 inches of precipitation and 105 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.2°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,013 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSodus (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00307842
- Location43.24°N 77.08°W
- Elevation444 ft (135 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population1,695
On October 23, the normal high in Sodus is 56°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 41%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sodus.
- Jan 31° 16°
- Feb 33° 17°
- Mar 41° 24°
- Apr 54° 34°
- May 67° 45°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 79° 59°
- Aug 78° 58°
- Sep 72° 51°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 47° 31°
- Dec 36° 23°
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 Sodus each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.32 in), the least in February (2.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 16°F | 23.4°F | 2.99 | 34.8 | 16 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 33°F | 17°F | 24.7°F | 2.49 | 21.5 | 13 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 24°F | 32.5°F | 2.67 | 13.6 | 12 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 34°F | 44.2°F | 3.19 | 2.1 | 11 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 55.6°F | 3.37 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 75°F | 54°F | 64.5°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 79°F | 59°F | 69.0°F | 3.62 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 78°F | 58°F | 67.8°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 72°F | 51°F | 61.2°F | 3.37 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 59°F | 41°F | 49.7°F | 4.32 | 0.1 | 13 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 31°F | 39.0°F | 3.39 | 7.3 | 13 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 36°F | 23°F | 29.4°F | 3.22 | 25.4 | 15 | <1 | 25 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 38°F | 46.8°F | 39.88 | 104.9 | 140 | 8 | 132 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −9°C | −4.8°C | 76 mm | 88 cm |
| February | 0°C | −8°C | −4.1°C | 63 mm | 55 cm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 68 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 12°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.1°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 10°C | 16.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 5°C | 9.8°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | 0°C | 3.9°C | 86 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 2°C | −5°C | −1.4°C | 82 mm | 65 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307842; 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 Sodus?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00307842.
When is the last frost in Sodus?
In Sodus, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 27 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 61 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 158 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 181 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sodus in zone 6b in ZIP code 14551, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Sodus's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (26 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00307842; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Sodus?
In a normal year in Sodus, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 132 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 140 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 132a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 43high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 140a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 32a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1922) is 102°F, on June 26, 1943; the lowest is −26°F, on January 15, 1957.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2006, with 48.99 in; the snowiest season is 2000–01, with 178.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00307842; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00307842. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Sodus?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sodus, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (49%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.3 |
| February | 55% | 2.0 |
| March | 64% | 3.4 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 71% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 5.9 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.1 |
| October | 63% | 2.5 |
| November | 59% | 1.6 |
| December | 49% | 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 Sodus need?
A normal year in Sodus brings 7,026 heating degree days, 31% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 415 cooling degree days, 54% 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 2,312 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,290 | 0 |
| February | 1,127 | 0 |
| March | 1,006 | 0 |
| April | 626 | 2 |
| May | 309 | 19 |
| June | 94 | 81 |
| July | 24 | 148 |
| August | 33 | 118 |
| September | 158 | 44 |
| October | 477 | 3 |
| November | 780 | 0 |
| December | 1,102 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,026 | 415 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00307842. 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 Sodus been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 50.0°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.8°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.8°F | +2.0°F | – | 48.8 |
| 2023 | 49.0°F | +2.2°F | – | – |
| 2024 | 50.0°F | +3.2°F | – | – |
Over 54 complete years from 1925 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00307842; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Sodus's climate compare?
Sodus is warmer than 56 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.8°F is warmer than 27%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sodus 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 Sodus share this climate record?
8 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.
- Lyons, NY3,536 people · 13 mi S
- Williamson, NY2,667 people · 5 mi W
- Clyde, NY2,126 people · 15 mi SE
- Wolcott, NY1,575 people · 14 mi E
- Marion, NY1,312 people · 9 mi SW
- Sodus Point, NY844 people · 5 mi NE
- Pultneyville, NY702 people · 5 mi NW
- North Rose, NY550 people · 11 mi E
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 Sodus's climate
What is the coldest month in Sodus?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Sodus?
Yes: 105 inches in a normal year, falling on 40 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (34.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Sodus?
October, with 4.32 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sodus in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sodus in zone 6b in ZIP code 14551, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Sodus's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Sodus?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 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
- Webster, NY16 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Victor, NY24 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
- Geneva, NY25 miles from this station, 47.0°F a year
- Canandaigua, NY29 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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