Wappingers Falls, NY climate
Wappingers Falls has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Wappingers Falls feels like
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Wappingers 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 18° | 3.1" | 11.1" | 10 | 17° – 34° |
| February | 39° | 20° | 2.5" | 7.1" | 8 | 16° – 36° |
| March | 48° | 28° | 3.4" | 9.6" | 9 | 32° – 49° |
| April | 61° | 38° | 3.5" | 0.4" | 11 | 45° – 55° |
| May | 72° | 49° | 3.6" | 0 | 12 | 56° – 66° |
| June | 81° | 58° | 4.2" | 0 | 11 | 66° – 73° |
| July | 85° | 64° | 4.1" | 0 | 10 | 69° – 79° |
| August | 83° | 62° | 4.3" | 0 | 10 | 69° – 76° |
| September | 76° | 54° | 4.2" | 0 | 8 | 62° – 70° |
| October | 64° | 43° | 4.4" | 0 | 10 | 49° – 60° |
| November | 52° | 33° | 3.3" | 0.5" | 9 | 38° – 47° |
| December | 41° | 25° | 3.7" | 7.0" | 10 | 26° – 44° |
| Year | 62° | 41° | 44.3" | 35.7" | 118 |
“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 Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Falls gets 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 118 days a year.
About 168 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 14. That leaves about 168 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 63% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Wappingers Falls
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wappingers Falls, 89% of that work is heating and 11% 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 Wappingers 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 Wappingers Falls averaged 2.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.6°). The shift is larger than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Wappingers 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 16° to 36°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Wappingers Falls’s climate
What is the coldest month in Wappingers Falls?
January, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 18°.
What is the hottest month in Wappingers Falls?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 19 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Wappingers Falls get?
About 36 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Wappingers Falls?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 14, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Wappingers Falls?
October, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 44 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Wappingers Falls itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at West Point, NY (15 mi, snow) and Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co Airport, NY (3 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.