Plattsburgh, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Plattsburgh actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Plattsburgh, NY, the comfort score comes out to 48/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Plattsburgh's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Plattsburgh run from 19°F in Jan up to 70°F in Jul, a 50.8°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Plattsburgh, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 1.41in |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 1.22in |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.33in |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 2.55in |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 2.88in |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 4.07in |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 3.61in |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.58in |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.11in |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 3.04in |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.33in |
| Dec | 34°F | 19°F | 1.76in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Plattsburgh's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Plattsburgh actually gets
Plattsburgh averages 30.89in of precipitation a year across roughly 145 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Plattsburgh against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Plattsburgh comes in at 2366; within NY alone it ranks 93 of 170. Population is about 19,758.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Plattsburgh Intl Ap, NY US, the NOAA station 2.9 miles from Plattsburgh, 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