Waverly, New York climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Waverly's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 36.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 29°C, 935 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWaverly
- Station IDUSC00309047
- Location42.00°N 76.53°W
- Elevation845 ft (258 m)
- Population4,237
On October 22, the normal high in Waverly is 60°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Waverly.
- Jan 34° 16°
- Feb 37° 17°
- Mar 45° 24°
- Apr 59° 34°
- May 71° 45°
- Jun 79° 54°
- Jul 83° 58°
- Aug 82° 57°
- Sep 75° 50°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 50° 30°
- 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 Waverly each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.34 in), the least in February (1.84 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 16°F | 25.3°F | 2.17 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 17°F | 26.9°F | 1.84 | 10 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 45°F | 24°F | 34.5°F | 2.61 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 34°F | 46.3°F | 3.40 | 12 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 57.8°F | 3.05 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 54°F | 66.8°F | 4.34 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 83°F | 58°F | 70.9°F | 3.64 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 82°F | 57°F | 69.5°F | 3.33 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 75°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 4.02 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 39°F | 50.6°F | 3.55 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 30°F | 40.0°F | 2.43 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 23°F | 31.0°F | 2.43 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 37°F | 48.5°F | 36.81 | 132 | 14 | 149 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −9°C | −3.7°C | 55 mm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 47 mm |
| March | 7°C | −5°C | 1.4°C | 66 mm |
| April | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 86 mm |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C | 77 mm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 110 mm |
| July | 29°C | 15°C | 21.6°C | 92 mm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 85 mm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 102 mm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.3°C | 90 mm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 62 mm |
| December | 4°C | −5°C | −0.6°C | 62 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Elmira station (17 miles away), gets 42 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00309047; 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 Waverly?
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 (10).
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 USC00309047.
When is the last frost in Waverly?
In Waverly, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 22 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 22; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 157 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 182 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 23 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waverly in zone 6a in ZIP code 14892, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Waverly's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (23 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00309047; 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 Waverly?
In a normal year in Waverly, 14 days a year reach 90°F, 149 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 132 days bring measurable precipitation.
- 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
- 149a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 35high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 132a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 103°F, on July 23, 2011; the lowest is −31°F, on January 5, 1904.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1994, with 49.70 in; the snowiest season is 1997–98, with 37.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00309047; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00309047. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Waverly?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Waverly, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (49%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | 1.4 |
| February | 57% | 2.2 |
| March | 61% | 3.3 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 5.8 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 73% | 4.1 |
| October | 62% | 2.6 |
| November | 59% | 1.7 |
| December | 49% | 1.1 |
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 Waverly need?
A normal year in Waverly brings 6,541 heating degree days, 22% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 559 cooling degree days, 38% 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 2,609 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,232 | 0 |
| February | 1,067 | 0 |
| March | 945 | 0 |
| April | 562 | 3 |
| May | 253 | 32 |
| June | 59 | 115 |
| July | 11 | 193 |
| August | 19 | 159 |
| September | 134 | 53 |
| October | 452 | 4 |
| November | 752 | 0 |
| December | 1,054 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,541 | 559 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00309047. 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 Waverly been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 50.9°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.5°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.6°F | +2.1°F | 40.75 |
| 2022 | 49.0°F | +0.5°F | 33.78 |
| 2024 | 50.9°F | +2.4°F | 38.10 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00309047. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Waverly's climate compare?
Waverly is warmer than 82 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 18. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.5°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Waverly 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 Waverly share this climate record?
10 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.
- Sayre, PA5,394 people · 1 mi S
- Athens, PA3,227 people · 4 mi S
- South Waverly, PA1,068 people · 1 mi SW
- Greens Landing, PA547 people · 5 mi S
- Wellsburg, NY482 people · 11 mi W
- Nichols, NY454 people · 8 mi E
- Rome, PA380 people · 14 mi SE
- East Smithfield, PA336 people · 11 mi SW
- Ulster, PA294 people · 11 mi S
- Burlington, PA142 people · 16 mi S
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 Waverly's climate
What is the coldest month in Waverly?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Waverly?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Waverly's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Elmira station (17 miles away), records 42 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Waverly?
June, with 4.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.84 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Waverly in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Waverly in zone 6a in ZIP code 14892, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Waverly's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Waverly?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 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
- Spencer, NY15 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Towanda, PA18 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Elmira, NY22 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Endicott, NY23 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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