Syracuse Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Syracuse, New York during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Syracuse, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Syracuse, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
32 16 January 0 -9
34 18 February 1 -8
43 25 March 6 -4
57 36 April 14 2
72 49 May 22 10
77 57 June 25 14
84 63 July 29 17
81 61 August 27 16
75 54 September 24 12
62 44 October 16 7
48 32 November 9 0
38 25 December 3 -4
59 40 Year 15 4
30-year temperature averages for Syracuse, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
32 17 January 0 -9
34 18 February 1 -8
42 25 March 6 -4
56 36 April 14 2
69 47 May 21 9
77 57 June 25 14
82 62 July 28 17
80 60 August 27 16
73 53 September 23 12
60 42 October 16 6
48 33 November 9 0
37 24 December 3 -5
58 39 Year 14 4

Days of Hot Weather in Syracuse

The hottest days at Syracruse have temperature highs in the 90s Fahrenheit. The city averages ten days a summer with weather that hot. Temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) are not normal in Syracruse.

Days per month in Syracuse of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  70 °F
21 °C
80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 1 0 0
April 5 1 0
May 16 6 1
June 25 13 2
July 30 21 4
August 30 18 2
September 21 8 1
October 7 1 0
November 1 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 135 68 10

How Often Syracuse Has Cold Temperatures

On the coldest winter nights at Syracruse, the thermometer drops to 0 °F (-18 °C) or even lower. Nights that cold occur on average eight times a year, most often in January.

On 47 days a year, the temperature here never rises above freezing. Frosty daytime weather can show up as early as November and linger as late as April.

Days per month on average in Syracuse when the minimum temperature drops to 10, 20, or 32 °F or below
  10 °F
-12 °C
20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
January 10 19 28
February 8 16 26
March 3 9 24
April 0 0 11
May 0 0 1
June 0 0 0
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September 0 0 0
October 0 0 4
November 0 2 16
December 4 11 25
Year 24 57 133
References

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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