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Yonkers, NY climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 85 ft elevation

Summers in Yonkers are warm and often humid; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 86°F in July and fall to 40°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 30 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May.

Warmest month
86°F
July normal high
Coldest month
29°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
122
45.3 in of precipitation
Snow a year
29.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Yonkers?

Normal highs range from 40°F in January to 86°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 40°F (4°C), low 29°F (-2°C) 40° 29° February: normal high 43°F (6°C), low 30°F (-1°C) March: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 56°F (13°C) June: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 66°F (19°C) July: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 72°F (22°C) 86° 72° August: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 71°F (22°C) September: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 64°F (18°C) October: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 53°F (12°C) November: normal high 55°F (13°C), low 43°F (6°C) December: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 35°F (2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Yonkers?

May has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 45 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 12 wet days 12 June: 11 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 10 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 9 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 12 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 29.8 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 8.6 in of snow February: 9.8 in of snow 9.8 March: 5.4 in of snow April: 0.4 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 0.3 in of snow December: 5.2 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Yonkers?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 14 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 1 muggy days June: 5 muggy days July: 14 muggy days 14 August: 13 muggy days September: 6 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at La Guardia Airport, 11 mi S of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.7 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.3 hours of daylight 9.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Yonkers, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 40°F29°F 3.3 in10 8.6 in 0 9.6 h
February 43°F30°F 2.9 in10 9.8 in 0 10.7 h
March 50°F36°F 4.0 in11 5.4 in 0 12.0 h
April 61°F46°F 3.9 in11 0.4 in 0 13.3 h
May 72°F56°F 3.6 in12 0.0 in 1 14.5 h
June 81°F66°F 4.0 in11 0.0 in 5 15.1 h
July 86°F72°F 4.3 in10 0.0 in 14 14.8 h
August 85°F71°F 4.4 in10 0.0 in 13 13.8 h
September 77°F64°F 3.9 in8 0.0 in 6 12.5 h
October 66°F53°F 3.8 in9 0.1 in 1 11.1 h
November 55°F43°F 3.1 in9 0.3 in 0 9.9 h
December 45°F35°F 4.1 in12 5.2 in 0 9.3 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Yonkers

By our comfort score, the best month is May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 310617
Feb 361612
Mar 46275
Apr 62960
May 741771
Jun 651074
Jul 51269
Aug 53466
Sep 671461
Oct 631450
Nov 47461
Dec 341710

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Yonkers

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 30, and the first fall frost around Nov 20, leaving 236 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Yonkers
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 30after Apr 9
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 20before Nov 6
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 19after Apr 2
First hard freeze (28°F)Dec 1before Nov 15
Frost-free season236 daysunder 217 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: New York Cntrl Pk Twr (USW00094728), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in New York.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 104°F (July 22, 2011); the lowest was -3°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and humidity and wind by hour: New York Laguardia Airport (USW00014732), 11 mi S of the city center, 11 ft (74 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates: New York Cntrl Pk Twr (USW00094728), 11 mi SSW of the city center, 130 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Teterboro Airport (USW00094741), 10 mi WSW of the city center, 9 ft (76 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: La Guardia Airport (725030-14732), 11 mi S of the city center, 10 ft (75 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error