Genesee Falls, NY climate
Genesee Falls has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 70 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Genesee Falls feels like
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Genesee Falls weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 15° | 2.3" | 18.6" | 14 | 22 | 14° – 33° |
| February | 34° | 16° | 1.9" | 14.2" | 11 | 18 | 10° – 34° |
| March | 43° | 23° | 2.5" | 12.9" | 11 | 12 | 25° – 46° |
| April | 56° | 33° | 3.0" | 1.2" | 13 | 1 | 38° – 50° |
| May | 68° | 44° | 3.3" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| June | 76° | 53° | 3.9" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| July | 80° | 58° | 4.0" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| August | 78° | 56° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63° – 72° |
| September | 72° | 49° | 3.5" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 57° – 65° |
| October | 60° | 39° | 3.8" | 0.2" | 14 | 0 | 45° – 56° |
| November | 47° | 31° | 2.9" | 6.8" | 13 | 5 | 33° – 45° |
| December | 37° | 22° | 2.7" | 16.2" | 14 | 15 | 20° – 41° |
| Year | 57° | 37° | 37.6" | 70.1" | 151 | 72 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Genesee Falls
Genesee Falls gets 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 151 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 72 days of the year.
About 170 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 17. That leaves about 170 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 61% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Genesee Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Genesee Falls, 93% of that work is heating and 7% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Genesee Falls and its neighbors
Genesee Falls borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.6°. Pike has the coldest January nights (14°) and Hume the hottest July afternoons (81°). Genesee Falls’s January low is 15° and its July high 80°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Genesee Falls compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Genesee Falls averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 55% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Genesee Falls’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 10° to 34°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Genesee Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Genesee Falls?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Genesee Falls?
July, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 58°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Genesee Falls get?
About 70 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Genesee Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 17, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Genesee Falls?
July, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 38 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Genesee Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Portageville, NY (1 mi, snow) and Mt Morris 2 W, NY (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.