Mount Morris, NY climate
Mount Morris has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Mount Morris feels like
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Mount Morris 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 | 33° | 17° | 2.0" | 13.4" | 15 | 19 | 15° – 35° |
| February | 35° | 18° | 1.6" | 12.3" | 12 | 17 | 12° – 35° |
| March | 44° | 25° | 2.2" | 10.7" | 13 | 12 | 26° – 47° |
| April | 57° | 35° | 2.8" | 1.3" | 13 | 1 | 39° – 52° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 3.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| June | 78° | 55° | 3.5" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 62° – 71° |
| July | 82° | 60° | 3.8" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| August | 80° | 58° | 3.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| September | 74° | 51° | 3.2" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59° – 67° |
| October | 61° | 41° | 3.4" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47° – 58° |
| November | 49° | 32° | 2.5" | 4.7" | 13 | 4 | 35° – 47° |
| December | 38° | 24° | 2.3" | 9.3" | 14 | 13 | 22° – 42° |
| Year | 58° | 38° | 33.8" | 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 Mount Morris
Mount Morris gets 34 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 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 Mount Morris
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Mount Morris, 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.
Mount Morris and its neighbors
Mount Morris borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. Mount Morris has the coldest January nights (17°) and Leicester the hottest July afternoons (82°). Mount Morris’s January low is 17° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Mount Morris 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 Mount Morris averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 64% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Mount Morris’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 12° to 35°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Mount Morris’s climate
What is the coldest month in Mount Morris?
January, with a typical high of 33° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Mount Morris?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 60°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Mount Morris get?
About 52 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Mount Morris?
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 Mount Morris?
July, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Mount Morris itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Avon, NY (15 mi, snow) and Mt Morris 2 W, NY (2 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.