Valatie, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Valatie's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 42.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.7°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,066 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationValatie (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00308746
- Location42.43°N 73.68°W
- Elevation300 ft (91 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population1,709
On October 23, the normal high in Valatie is 59°F and the normal low 39°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 Valatie.
- Jan 34° 16°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 45° 27°
- Apr 59° 37°
- May 71° 48°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 84° 62°
- Aug 82° 60°
- Sep 75° 52°
- Oct 62° 41°
- Nov 50° 32°
- Dec 39° 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 Valatie each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.59 in), the least in January (2.17 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 16°F | 25.0°F | 2.17 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 37°F | 18°F | 27.1°F | 2.17 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 45°F | 27°F | 35.9°F | 2.92 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 37°F | 47.9°F | 3.34 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 59.4°F | 3.80 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 58°F | 68.2°F | 4.45 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 84°F | 62°F | 72.5°F | 3.76 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 82°F | 60°F | 71.2°F | 4.41 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 52°F | 63.6°F | 4.59 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 41°F | 51.5°F | 4.33 | 11 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 32°F | 41.2°F | 3.18 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 23°F | 31.0°F | 2.85 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 39°F | 49.5°F | 41.97 | 117 | 10 | 144 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −9°C | −3.9°C | 55 mm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.7°C | 55 mm |
| March | 7°C | −3°C | 2.2°C | 74 mm |
| April | 15°C | 3°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.2°C | 97 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 113 mm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.5°C | 96 mm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 112 mm |
| September | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 117 mm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 110 mm |
| November | 10°C | 0°C | 5.1°C | 81 mm |
| December | 4°C | −5°C | −0.6°C | 72 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Alcove Dam (13 miles away), gets 46 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308746; 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 Valatie?
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 USC00308746.
When is the last frost in Valatie?
In Valatie, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 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
- April 271 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 171 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 14 in half of springs and before October 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valatie in zone 6a in ZIP code 12184, 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 USC00308746; 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 Valatie?
In a normal year in Valatie, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 144 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 117 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a 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
- 37high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 117a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1971) is 100°F, on July 11, 1988; the lowest is −28°F, on January 19, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1975, with 51.69 in; the snowiest season is 2002–03, with 75.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00308746; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00308746. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Valatie?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Valatie, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.6 |
| February | 64% | 2.5 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 71% | 5.8 |
| July | 77% | 6.0 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.3 |
| October | 65% | 2.7 |
| November | 65% | 1.8 |
| December | 57% | 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 Valatie need?
A normal year in Valatie brings 6,296 heating degree days, 17% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 698 cooling degree days, 23% 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 2,856 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,238 | 0 |
| February | 1,061 | 0 |
| March | 902 | 0 |
| April | 517 | 4 |
| May | 216 | 41 |
| June | 44 | 140 |
| July | 5 | 238 |
| August | 11 | 203 |
| September | 108 | 67 |
| October | 423 | 5 |
| November | 716 | 0 |
| December | 1,054 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,296 | 698 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308746. 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 Valatie's climate compare?
Valatie is warmer than 102 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 52. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.5°F is warmer than 38%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Valatie 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 Valatie 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.
- Chatham, NY1,547 people · 7 mi SE
- Castleton-on-Hudson, NY1,471 people · 8 mi NW
- Niverville, NY1,248 people · 2 mi NE
- Kinderhook, NY1,148 people · 3 mi S
- Nassau, NY1,091 people · 7 mi NE
- Nassau Lake, NY841 people · 8 mi NE
- Ghent, NY478 people · 8 mi SE
- New Baltimore, NY208 people · 6 mi W
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 Valatie's climate
What is the coldest month in Valatie?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Valatie?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Valatie's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Alcove Dam (13 miles away), records 46 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Valatie?
September, with 4.59 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Valatie in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Valatie in zone 6a in ZIP code 12184, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Valatie?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 11 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
- Alcove Dam, NY12 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
- Hudson, NY14 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Cairo, NY20 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Pittsfield, MA20 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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