Beacon, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Beacon actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Beacon, NY, the comfort score comes out to 40/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Beacon's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Beacon run from 28°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 47°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Beacon, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 3.82in | 11.1in |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.95in | 7.1in |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 4.04in | 9.6in |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 4in | 0.4in |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 3.84in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.61in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.57in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.96in | 0in |
| Sep | 76°F | 57°F | 4.57in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 46°F | 5.29in | 0in |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 4.23in | 0.5in |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 4.59in | 7in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are Beacon's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Beacon actually gets
Over a typical year, Beacon sees about 51.47in of precipitation a year across roughly 118 days with measurable rain or snow, with 35.7in of snow a year.
Beacon against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Beacon comes in at 4532; within NY alone it ranks 155 of 170. Population is about 15,292.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from West Point, NY US, the NOAA station 7.8 miles from Beacon, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is