Rochester, NY: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 52°F in Rochester, NY, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, tied 39th warmest of 154 (with 2008, 1939 and 1903).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 52°F; Warmest since 2025; 39th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 34.91 in; Wettest since 2017; 5th wettest of 155

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.8°F, between 49.5°F and 53.9°F in eight years of ten and 26.63 in of precipitation, between 22.40 in and 32.81 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Rochester, NY since 1872: 52°F in 2026; the highest is 55.7°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 49.5 to 53.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Rochester, NY from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	52	39	61.1	43	43	40	34.91	5	0
2025	52.8	22	62.3	18	43.4	33	24.54	89	0
2024	55.7	1	64.7	1	46.7	1	28.35	44	0
2023	53.4	14	62.4	15	44.4	16	30.48	22	0
2022	51.8	46	61.7	29	41.9	80	22.52	121	0
2021	53.1	17	62.2	19	44.1	19	26.45	70	0
2020	52.7	24	61.8	25	43.6	29	24.55	88	0
2019	51.9	43	61.3	37	42.6	54	25.02	84	0
2018	53.8	8	62.8	9	44.8	9	26.43	71	0
2017	53.9	7	62.9	8	44.9	8	35.31	4	0
2016	54	5	64.2	3	43.8	22	20.52	139	0
2015	50.1	108	59.8	86	40.5	117	30.97	18	0
2014	49.9	112	59.4	99	40.3	127	26.93	61	0
2013	52.5	30	61.4	33	43.6	29	29.06	35	0
2012	55	3	64.7	1	45.2	6	25.99	72	0
2011	51.6	50	60.5	61	42.7	53	31.47	14	0
2010	53	18	61.8	25	44.3	17	30.29	23	0
2009	49.9	112	59.1	107	40.6	113	27.58	52	0
2008	52	39	61.3	37	42.8	50	24.96	86	0
2007	52.4	31	62	22	42.9	44	22.44	122	0
2006	53.8	8	62.7	11	45	7	31.29	16	0
2005	51.3	63	60.8	52	41.9	80	27.84	49	0
2004	49.9	112	58.6	118	41.2	96	31.15	17	0
2003	49.1	139	58.2	132	39.9	139	23.44	112	0
2002	54	5	63.6	6	44.5	12	25.62	80	0
2001	51.5	55	60.7	55	42.3	65	23.85	101	0
2000	51.2	68	60.2	71	42.2	70	32.81	9	0
1999	51.5	55	61	45	42	75	26.55	68	0
1998	53.5	11	62.5	12	44.5	12	38.55	1	0
1997	49.5	127	59.4	99	39.7	147	26.71	64	0
1996	49.4	130	58.7	117	40.2	130	32.85	8	0
1995	52.6	28	62.4	15	42.8	50	20.15	143	0
1994	49.5	127	59.4	99	39.7	147	22.90	116	0
1993	50.1	108	59.7	92	40.4	120	22.06	126	0
1992	49.3	132	58.4	126	40.2	130	29.10	34	0
1991	53.3	16	62.8	9	43.8	22	22.83	118	0
1990	52.8	22	62	22	43.6	29	30.51	21	0
1989	50.7	87	60.1	75	41.2	96	26.56	67	0
1988	50.8	77	61.3	37	40.2	130	20.01	146	0
1987	51.8	46	61.3	37	42.3	65	28.51	41	0
1986	50.6	93	60	82	41.2	96	28.46	42	0
1985	50.9	74	60.7	55	41	104	19.48	148	0
1984	49.9	112	58.6	118	41.3	94	28.34	45	0
1983	52.3	33	61.4	33	43.2	36	23.82	102	0
1982	49.6	126	59.1	107	40.1	136	24.15	98	0
1981	50.7	87	60.1	75	41.3	94	28.15	47	0
1980	51.1	71	60.1	75	42.1	74	25.98	73	0
1979	49.5	127	59	111	39.9	139	29.02	36	0
1978	50	111	59.8	86	40.2	130	24.17	97	0
1977	51.1	71	60.7	55	41.5	92	25.89	77	0
1976	51.6	50	61.4	33	41.7	88	29.75	25	0
1975	51.4	58	60.3	66	42.4	61	24.30	95	0
1974	50.4	98	60.4	63	40.4	120	29.71	26	0
1973	53.5	11	63.3	7	43.7	25	20.47	140	0
1972	50.8	77	60.9	48	40.7	109	29.33	32	0
1971	49.7	124	59.5	97	39.8	143	27.66	50	0
1970	50.8	77	61	45	40.7	109	26.64	65	0
1969	51.3	63	60.7	55	41.8	85	20.97	136	0
1968	50.1	108	59.9	84	40.2	130	22.20	125	0
1967	50.2	103	59.8	86	40.7	109	21.48	129	0
1966	50.4	98	60.4	63	40.4	120	20.73	138	0
1965	49.3	132	59.2	105	39.4	150	17.90	152	0
1964	51.3	63	61.6	30	41.1	103	18.41	151	0
1963	48.7	145	59.2	105	38.1	153	17.70	153	0
1962	50.2	103	60	82	40.3	127	24.39	93	0
1961	50.5	96	59.8	86	41.2	96	24.36	94	0
1960	49.7	124	59.1	107	40.4	120	23.62	106	0
1959	51.9	43	61.8	25	42	75	24.48	91	0
1958	49.3	132	58.5	124	40.1	136	27.55	53	0
1957	50.7	87	60.2	71	41.2	96	21.03	133	0
1956	48.5	147	57.3	144	39.6	149	30.55	19	0
1955	52.6	28	62.5	12	42.8	50	23.61	107	0
1954	50.9	74	60.3	66	41.5	92	23.21	113	0
1953	52.7	24	62.5	12	42.9	44	25.23	83	0
1952	52.3	33	62.4	15	42.3	65	22.87	117	0
1951	51.5	55	61.1	43	41.8	85	28.73	39	0
1950	50.2	103	60.1	75	40.3	127	31.47	14	0
1949	53.5	11	63.9	5	43	40	20.45	141	0
1948	50.2	103	60.5	61	39.8	143	23.58	109	0
1947	51	73	60.4	63	41.6	90	36.49	2	0
1946	51.4	58	61.9	24	40.9	107	21.10	132	0
1945	50.7	87	60.1	75	41.2	96	35.53	3	0
1944	51.4	58	61	45	41.8	85	23.67	105	0
1943	49.8	120	59.3	103	40.4	120	29.35	31	1
1942	51.6	50	60.9	48	42.4	61	25.97	74	0
1941	50.8	77	61.3	37	40.4	120	18.60	150	0
1940	49.2	136	56.5	148	42	75	21.43	130	0
1939	52	39	60.1	75	43.8	22	21.42	131	0
1938	52.7	24	60.9	48	44.5	12	25.67	79	0
1937	52.4	31	60.3	66	44.5	12	24.77	87	0
1936	51.3	63	59.6	94	42.9	44	23.58	109	1
1935	50.6	93	58.5	124	42.6	54	23.53	111	0
1934	50.8	77	59.7	92	41.9	80	17.65	154	0
1933	54.1	4	62.2	19	45.9	3	18.67	149	1
1932	52.3	33	60.3	66	44.2	18	27.13	55	1
1931	53.4	14	61.6	30	45.3	4	25.02	84	0
1930	52.1	38	60.6	60	43.5	32	23.72	104	0
1929	51.3	63	59.9	84	42.5	58	26.55	68	1
1928	50.7	87	58.8	115	42.5	58	25.91	76	0
1927	51.4	58	59.4	99	43.4	33	21.99	127	0
1926	48.8	144	56.6	145	41	104	26.62	66	0
1925	51.6	50	60.2	71	43	40	27.43	54	0
1924	48.6	146	56.6	145	40.6	113	28.80	38	0
1923	49	142	57.8	139	40.1	136	22.69	120	0
1922	52.2	37	60.8	52	43.7	25	27.00	59	0
1921	55.3	2	64	4	46.7	1	20.76	137	0
1920	49.2	136	57.9	135	40.5	117	19.87	147	0
1919	52.9	20	61.2	42	44.6	11	26.96	60	0
1918	49.4	130	58.3	129	40.5	117	22.71	119	0
1917	48.3	148	56.4	151	40.2	130	29.58	28	0
1916	50.8	77	59.3	103	42.3	65	29.46	29	0
1915	50.6	93	58.4	126	42.9	44	23.19	114	0
1914	49.9	112	58.3	129	41.6	90	24.51	90	0
1913	51.8	46	60.7	55	42.9	44	25.84	78	0
1912	48.2	149	56.4	151	39.9	139	23.74	103	0
1911	51.8	46	60.3	66	43.4	33	27.03	57	0
1910	51.6	50	60.1	75	43.1	38	27.94	48	0
1909	50.7	87	59	111	42.4	61	23.60	108	0
1908	51.2	68	59.8	86	42.6	54	23.92	100	0
1907	49	142	57.6	140	40.4	120	20.21	142	0
1906	52.3	33	60.9	48	43.7	25	21.03	133	0
1905	49.8	120	58.4	126	41.2	96	26.84	62	0
1904	48.2	149	56.5	148	39.8	143	29.93	24	0
1903	52	39	60.2	71	43.7	25	25.30	82	0
1902	50.3	101	58.3	129	42.2	70	23.99	99	0
1901	50.5	96	58.6	118	42.4	61	29.46	29	0
1900	51.9	43	60.8	52	43.1	38	28.85	37	0
1899	50.9	74	59.8	86	42	75	20.10	144	0
1898	53.7	10	62.1	21	45.3	4	27.08	56	0
1897	50.8	77	59.5	97	42	75	22.23	124	0
1896	50.4	98	58.6	118	42.2	70	31.89	11	0
1895	50.2	103	58.8	115	41.7	88	22.25	123	0
1894	52.7	24	61.5	32	44	20	27.62	51	0
1893	49.2	136	57.5	142	40.8	108	28.33	46	0
1892	50.3	101	58.2	132	42.3	65	28.54	40	0
1891	51.2	68	59.6	94	42.9	44	25.61	81	0
1890	51.4	58	59.6	94	43.2	36	32.09	10	0
1889	49.8	120	57.4	143	42.2	70	25.93	75	0
1888	47.1	152	55.5	153	38.6	151	21.03	133	0
1887	49.8	120	58.6	118	41	104	17.51	155	0
1886	49.9	112	59	111	40.7	109	28.42	43	0
1885	46.9	153	56.5	148	37.3	154	21.59	128	0
1884	49.1	139	57.6	140	40.6	113	26.73	63	0
1883									116
1882	49.9	112	57.9	135	41.9	80	20.02	145	0
1881	50.8	77	58.6	118	43	40	29.67	27	0
1880	52.9	20	61.8	25	44	20	30.55	19	0
1879	49.1	139	58.2	132	39.9	139	27.03	57	0
1878	53	18	61.4	33	44.7	10	33.83	7	0
1877	50.8	77	59.1	107	42.5	58	24.24	96	0
1876	50.8	77	59	111	42.6	54	31.84	12	0
1875	46.7	154	55.2	154	38.2	152	22.93	115	0
1874	49.9	112	57.9	135	41.9	80	31.75	13	0
1873	48.2	149	56.6	145	39.8	143	34.62	6	0
1872	49.3	132	57.9	135	40.6	113	24.40	92	0
1871							29.13	33	282

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	55.7
1921	55.3
2012	55
1933	54.1
2016	54
2002	54
2017	53.9
2018	53.8
2006	53.8
1898	53.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	46.7
1885	46.9
1888	47.1
1912	48.2
1904	48.2
1873	48.2
1917	48.3
1956	48.5
1924	48.6
1963	48.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	38.55
1947	36.49
1945	35.53
2017	35.31
2026	34.91
1873	34.62
1878	33.83
1996	32.85
2000	32.81
1890	32.09

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1887	17.51
1934	17.65
1963	17.70
1965	17.90
1964	18.41
1941	18.60
1933	18.67
1985	19.48
1920	19.87
1988	20.01

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 14 July 2026, 1 July 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026
Wettest day: 3.01 in; 18 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	23°F 55th coldest of 155	3.28 in 36th wettest of 156
February	23.4°F 52nd coldest of 155	2.06 in 61st driest of 156
March	39.4°F 21st warmest of 155	5.89 in 4th wettest of 156
April	50.1°F 11th warmest of 155	4.08 in 14th wettest of 156
May	55.9°F 59th coldest of 155	3.61 in 34th wettest of 156
June	67.7°F 47th warmest of 154	4.38 in 26th wettest of 155
July	72.3°F 51st warmest of 154	5.37 in 16th wettest of 155
August	69.8°F 65th warmest of 154	2.99 in 75th wettest of 155
September	63.8°F 53rd warmest of 154	2.54 in 75th driest of 155
October so far	55.8°F 73rd warmest of 154	0.71 in 69th wettest of 155

Hot days and freezes

Rochester, NY has had 6 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 92nd most of 154 (with 2019, 2017, 1989 and 8 other years).
Rochester, NY has had 79 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 131st most of 154 (with 2007 and 1935).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Rochester, NY came on Tuesday 21 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 119th latest of 154 (with 1951 and 1913).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
10 March	Warmest day	69°F	68°F 2021, 1977	Provisional
7 March	Warmest day	73°F	68°F 2012	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 34.91 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2017, 5th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: 94°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026 and Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: 3.01 in on Saturday 18 July 2026.