Yates, NY climate
Yates has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 67 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Yates feels like
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Yates 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 | 32° | 19° | 2.3" | 19.5" | 14 | 16° – 35° |
| February | 34° | 20° | 2.0" | 17.3" | 12 | 13° – 34° |
| March | 41° | 27° | 2.2" | 12.8" | 11 | 27° – 46° |
| April | 52° | 37° | 3.0" | 1.9" | 13 | 38° – 51° |
| May | 65° | 48° | 3.1" | 0 | 11 | 49° – 62° |
| June | 74° | 58° | 3.2" | 0 | 11 | 62° – 71° |
| July | 79° | 63° | 3.1" | 0 | 10 | 65° – 74° |
| August | 78° | 62° | 3.1" | 0 | 11 | 66° – 75° |
| September | 71° | 56° | 3.3" | 0 | 11 | 59° – 68° |
| October | 59° | 45° | 3.3" | 0.2" | 13 | 48° – 59° |
| November | 47° | 35° | 2.8" | 4.0" | 13 | 35° – 48° |
| December | 38° | 26° | 2.7" | 11.3" | 14 | 23° – 43° |
| Year | 56° | 41° | 34.0" | 67.0" | 143 |
“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 Yates
Yates gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 143 days a year.
About 170 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 1 and the first one by October 20. That leaves about 170 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 61% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Yates
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Yates, 90% of that work is heating and 10% 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.
Yates and its neighbors
Yates borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Ridgeway has both the coldest January nights (18°) and the hottest July afternoons (81°). Yates’s January low is 19° and its July high 79°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Yates 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 Yates averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Yates’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°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Yates’s climate
What is the coldest month in Yates?
January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in Yates?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 63°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Yates get?
About 67 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Yates?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 20, and the last spring frost by May 1.
What is the rainiest month in Yates?
October, with 3.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Yates itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Albion, NY (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.