Poughkeepsie, NY Weather & Climate Normals
Poughkeepsie's real weather, in one number
Poughkeepsie, NY scores 50/100 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.
Poughkeepsie's hottest and coldest months
Poughkeepsie's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 27°F, a 46.2°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Poughkeepsie's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.48in |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.81in |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 3.54in |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.89in |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.5in |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.57in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5in |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.31in |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 4.64in |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 4.64in |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.46in |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.84in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Poughkeepsie at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Poughkeepsie
Over a typical year, Poughkeepsie sees about 47.18in of precipitation a year across roughly 128 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Poughkeepsie ranks
Poughkeepsie ranks 1694 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 28 of 170 within NY. About 32,293 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Poughkeepsie, NY US, 2.2 miles from Poughkeepsie, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated