Sharon Springs, NY climate
Sharon Springs has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Sharon Springs feels like
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Sharon Springs 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° | 13° | 2.6" | 13.7" | 12 | 21 | 11° – 30° |
| February | 33° | 14° | 2.3" | 10.7" | 10 | 20 | 9° – 30° |
| March | 42° | 22° | 3.1" | 12.4" | 11 | 16 | 24° – 44° |
| April | 56° | 33° | 3.5" | 1.5" | 11 | 3 | 37° – 50° |
| May | 69° | 44° | 3.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| June | 77° | 54° | 4.3" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 62° – 71° |
| July | 81° | 59° | 4.2" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 65° – 73° |
| August | 79° | 57° | 4.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 64° – 71° |
| September | 72° | 49° | 3.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 58° – 65° |
| October | 60° | 39° | 4.0" | 0.4" | 13 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| November | 47° | 30° | 3.0" | 1.7" | 10 | 3 | 33° – 45° |
| December | 36° | 20° | 3.1" | 13.1" | 11 | 14 | 20° – 39° |
| Year | 57° | 36° | 41.3" | 53.5" | 140 | 78 |
“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 Sharon Springs
Sharon Springs gets 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 140 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 78 days of the year.
About 152 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 6. That leaves about 152 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 79% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Sharon Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sharon Springs, 96% of that work is heating and 4% 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 Sharon Springs 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 Sharon Springs averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.7°). The shift is smaller than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Sharon Springs’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 9° to 30°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Sharon Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Sharon Springs?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 13°.
What is the hottest month in Sharon Springs?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 59°.
How much snow does Sharon Springs get?
About 54 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Sharon Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 6, and the last spring frost by May 6.
What is the rainiest month in Sharon Springs?
June, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 41 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Sharon Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cobleskill 2 Ese, NY (12 mi, snow) and Cherry Valley 2 Nne, NY (7 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.