Walton, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Walton's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 49.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,248 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWalton 2
- Station IDUSC00308932
- Location42.18°N 75.15°W
- Elevation1,480 ft (451 m)
- Population2,844
On October 22, the normal high in Walton is 57°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 48%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Walton.
- Jan 32° 11°
- Feb 34° 12°
- Mar 43° 19°
- Apr 56° 31°
- May 67° 41°
- Jun 75° 50°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 78° 54°
- Sep 71° 47°
- Oct 60° 36°
- Nov 47° 27°
- Dec 36° 19°
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 Walton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in August (5.15 in), the least in February (2.62 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 11°F | 21.4°F | 3.50 | 17 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 34°F | 12°F | 22.9°F | 2.62 | 13 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 43°F | 19°F | 30.8°F | 3.52 | 14 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 31°F | 43.2°F | 4.16 | 13 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 53.7°F | 4.18 | 16 | <1 | 7 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 75°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 4.96 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 79°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 4.53 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 78°F | 54°F | 65.7°F | 5.15 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 47°F | 59.0°F | 4.63 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 36°F | 47.8°F | 4.67 | 15 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 27°F | 37.0°F | 3.66 | 14 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 36°F | 19°F | 27.5°F | 3.56 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 33°F | 44.8°F | 49.14 | 170 | 3 | 173 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −11°C | −5.9°C | 89 mm |
| February | 1°C | −11°C | −5.1°C | 67 mm |
| March | 6°C | −7°C | −0.7°C | 89 mm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 6.2°C | 106 mm |
| May | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 106 mm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 126 mm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 115 mm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 131 mm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 118 mm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.8°C | 119 mm |
| November | 8°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 93 mm |
| December | 2°C | −7°C | −2.5°C | 90 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Delhi (13 miles away), gets 71 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308932; 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 Walton?
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 (12).
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 USC00308932.
When is the last frost in Walton?
In Walton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 1 in half of years and before September 20 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 211 year in 10 after June 5; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 11 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 132 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 8 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Walton in zone 5a in ZIP code 13856, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Walton's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 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 USC00308932; 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 Walton?
In a normal year in Walton, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 173 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 170 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 173a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 47high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 170a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00308932.
How sunny is Walton?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Walton, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.5 |
| February | 62% | 2.4 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 68% | 5.4 |
| June | 70% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 75% | 5.2 |
| September | 73% | 4.1 |
| October | 63% | 2.6 |
| November | 60% | 1.7 |
| December | 52% | 1.2 |
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 Walton need?
A normal year in Walton brings 7,565 heating degree days, 41% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 246 cooling degree days, 73% 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 1,950 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,350 | 0 |
| February | 1,180 | 0 |
| March | 1,060 | 0 |
| April | 655 | 1 |
| May | 360 | 9 |
| June | 122 | 43 |
| July | 40 | 91 |
| August | 53 | 76 |
| September | 205 | 25 |
| October | 536 | 2 |
| November | 840 | 0 |
| December | 1,163 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,565 | 246 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308932. 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 Walton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 44.7°F, 0.1°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 44.8°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.2°F | +1.4°F | 55.56 |
| 2022 | 44.7°F | −0.1°F | 52.28 |
| 2023 | 46.6°F | +1.8°F | 52.66 |
| 2024 | 46.8°F | +2.0°F | 55.69 |
| 2025 | 44.7°F | −0.1°F | 51.89 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00308932. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Walton's climate compare?
Walton is warmer than 18 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 100. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.8°F is warmer than 18%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Walton 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.
Questions about Walton's climate
What is the coldest month in Walton?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Walton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Walton's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Delhi (13 miles away), records 71 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Walton?
August, with 5.15 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.62 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Walton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Walton in zone 5a in ZIP code 13856, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Walton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −13°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Walton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 5. Waiting until June 5 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
- East Sidney, NY11 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Downsville, NY11 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Delhi, NY13 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Deposit, NY17 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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