Nichols, NY climate
Nichols has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Nichols feels like
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Nichols 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° | 16° | 2.4" | 11.9" | 12 | 20 | 15° – 33° |
| February | 36° | 18° | 2.0" | 12.2" | 11 | 17 | 13° – 34° |
| March | 44° | 24° | 3.0" | 10.8" | 12 | 11 | 27° – 46° |
| April | 58° | 34° | 3.4" | 1.6" | 12 | 1 | 41° – 52° |
| May | 70° | 45° | 3.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| June | 78° | 54° | 4.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 63° – 70° |
| July | 83° | 59° | 3.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| August | 80° | 57° | 3.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| September | 73° | 50° | 3.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 59° – 66° |
| October | 61° | 39° | 3.8" | 0.1" | 11 | 0 | 45° – 56° |
| November | 48° | 31° | 2.8" | 2.9" | 12 | 3 | 35° – 45° |
| December | 38° | 23° | 2.8" | 9.6" | 13 | 13 | 22° – 42° |
| Year | 59° | 38° | 39.3" | 49.1" | 138 | 64 |
“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 Nichols
Nichols gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 138 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 64 days of the year.
About 157 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 10. That leaves about 157 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 74% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Nichols
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Nichols, 92% of that work is heating and 8% 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.
How Nichols 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 Nichols averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.7°). The shift is smaller than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Nichols’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 13° to 34°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Nichols’s climate
What is the coldest month in Nichols?
January, with a typical high of 33° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Nichols?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 59°. About 14 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Nichols get?
About 49 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Nichols?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 10, and the last spring frost by May 6.
What is the rainiest month in Nichols?
June, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Nichols itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Owego 3 Wsw, NY (5 mi, snow) and Waverly, NY (8 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.