Lancaster, NY Weather & Climate Normals
Lancaster's real weather, in one number
Lancaster, NY scores 40/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Lancaster's hottest and coldest months
Lancaster's hottest month is Jul, averaging 68°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 24°F, a 44.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Lancaster's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 3.56in | 32.9in |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 2.65in | 19.9in |
| Mar | 42°F | 22°F | 3.16in | 17in |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.58in | 3.6in |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.5in | 0in |
| Jun | 75°F | 54°F | 4.15in | 0in |
| Jul | 79°F | 58°F | 3.94in | 0in |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 3.48in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.93in | 0in |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 4.18in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 4.05in | 9.1in |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 3.9in | 26.6in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Lancaster at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Lancaster
Lancaster averages 44.08in of precipitation a year across roughly 159 days with measurable rain or snow, and 109.3in of snow a year.
Where Lancaster ranks
Lancaster ranks 4548 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 158 of 170 within NY. About 10,094 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Wales, NY US, 11.9 miles from Lancaster, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure