Rochester, New York, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Rochester, New York, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 82°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 17°F.

Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in New York, with a population of 206,108 as of the 2025 Census estimate. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Rochester, New York, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 78°F Low · 21st pct

Low 64°F Above Normal · 64th pct

Feels-like 82°F Below Normal · 34th pct

Humidity 15.4 g/m³ Above Normal · 68th pct

Wind 15 mph Near Record · 99th pct

Precip 0.06 in Typical · 52nd pct

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Rochester average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Rochester, New York, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	29°F	17°F	0.10 in
February	32°F	18°F	0.10 in
March	41°F	25°F	0.10 in
April	54°F	35°F	0.10 in
May	66°F	45°F	0.10 in
June	76°F	56°F	0.10 in
July	82°F	62°F	0.10 in
August	81°F	61°F	0.10 in
September	74°F	54°F	0.10 in
October	61°F	43°F	0.10 in
November	46°F	32°F	0.10 in
December	35°F	23°F	0.10 in

Jan 3°–41°

Feb 5°–46°

Mar 14°–58°

Apr 26°–69°

May 36°–78°

Jun 48°–86°

Jul 55°–91°

Aug 54°–89°

Sep 46°–84°

Oct 34°–73°

Nov 24°–60°

Dec 12°–46°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 99°F on 2020-07-09
Coldest day on record: -15°F on 2015-02-16

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Percentiles compare each day to Rochester, New York, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →