Honeoye Falls, NY climate
Honeoye Falls has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Honeoye Falls feels like
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Honeoye 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 | 32° | 18° | 2.2" | 13.4" | 15 | 19 | 14° – 35° |
| February | 35° | 18° | 1.8" | 12.3" | 12 | 17 | 11° – 35° |
| March | 43° | 25° | 2.6" | 10.7" | 13 | 12 | 27° – 47° |
| April | 56° | 35° | 2.9" | 1.3" | 13 | 1 | 39° – 52° |
| May | 69° | 46° | 3.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| June | 77° | 56° | 3.6" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| July | 81° | 61° | 3.8" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| August | 80° | 59° | 3.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| September | 73° | 52° | 3.2" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59° – 67° |
| October | 61° | 42° | 3.6" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47° – 58° |
| November | 48° | 33° | 2.7" | 4.7" | 13 | 4 | 35° – 47° |
| December | 38° | 24° | 2.6" | 9.3" | 14 | 13 | 22° – 42° |
| Year | 58° | 39° | 35.5" | 51.7" | 149 | 66 |
“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 Honeoye Falls
Honeoye Falls gets 35 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 149 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 66 days of the year.
About 163 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 3 and the first one by October 15. That leaves about 163 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 68% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Honeoye Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Honeoye 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.
Honeoye Falls and its neighbors
Honeoye Falls borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Lima has both the coldest January nights (17°) and the hottest July afternoons (81°). Honeoye Falls’s January low is 18° and its July high 81°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Honeoye 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 Honeoye Falls averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Honeoye 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 11° to 35°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Honeoye Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Honeoye Falls?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Honeoye Falls?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 61°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Honeoye Falls get?
About 52 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Honeoye Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 15, and the last spring frost by May 3.
What is the rainiest month in Honeoye Falls?
July, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 35 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Honeoye Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Avon, NY (9 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.