Rochester, NY: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 61.9°F in Rochester, NY, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2025, tied 53rd warmest of 154 (with 1973 and 1970).

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 61.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 53rd warmest of 154
Precipitation: 3.25 in; Driest since 2025; 73rd driest of 155

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 60.4°F, between 58.8°F and 65.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.95 in of precipitation, between 2.85 in and 5.43 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Rochester, NY since 1872: 61.9°F in 2026; the highest is 68.3°F, in 1881.

Normal range, 58.8 to 65.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	61.9	53	71.2	64	52.7	47	3.25	82	0
2025	63	32	75.1	13	50.9	84	0.78	153	0
2024	64.4	18	74.8	16	54	30	4.59	33	0
2023	64.4	18	74.2	20	54.6	16	1.56	141	0
2022	59.8	106	68.5	119	51.1	79	2.84	105	0
2021	63.7	24	73.1	31	54.4	21	4.63	32	0
2020	60	101	70.3	82	49.7	115	2.71	115	0
2019	63	32	72.8	35	53.1	41	4.17	48	0
2018	66.3	3	75.1	13	57.6	2	4.86	25	0
2017	65.1	12	76	7	54.3	23	4.30	39	0
2016	65.4	9	76	7	54.9	15	2.87	100	0
2015	64.6	16	73.8	23	55.4	10	4.84	26	0
2014	61.6	58	72.3	42	50.8	90	1.90	135	0
2013	61.2	67	71.6	58	50.9	84	3.85	57	0
2012	60.4	83	70.4	76	50.4	100	5.51	16	0
2011	62.3	47	71.1	65	53.5	37	4.92	24	0
2010	59.7	111	68.4	120	51	82	5.13	23	0
2009	58.6	130	68.2	122	49.1	126	3.09	90	0
2008	60.4	83	70.3	82	50.5	96	2.52	121	0
2007	65.3	11	76.3	5	54.2	25	3.82	60	0
2006	60.8	78	69.3	102	52.3	52	6.50	7	0
2005	64.9	14	75.3	12	54.6	16	5.42	17	0
2004	62.1	51	72.2	47	51.9	58	4.43	38	0
2003	59.1	120	68.9	113	49.3	122	3.03	92	0
2002	66.1	5	77.2	1	55	14	2.92	99	0
2001	59.3	116	69	111	49.5	118	3.72	66	0
2000	58.6	130	67.9	127	49.3	122	4.53	36	0
1999	60.9	74	70.2	85	51.5	70	3.85	57	0
1998	60.1	98	69.8	93	50.3	103	4.05	53	0
1997	59.2	118	69.2	108	49.2	125	5.78	12	0
1996	59.9	102	68.8	115	50.9	84	5.37	19	0
1995	60.2	94	70.4	76	50	111	3.06	91	0
1994	60.3	89	69.9	91	50.7	94	2.94	96	0
1993	57.3	140	67.2	136	47.4	147	5.37	19	0
1992	58.8	123	69.3	102	48.4	139	3.52	74	0
1991	59.8	106	70.8	70	48.8	132	3.42	78	0
1990	60.3	89	69.3	102	51.3	75	4.55	34	0
1989	59.2	118	68.9	113	49.5	118	3.44	76	0
1988	57.7	138	68.6	118	46.8	151	2.23	126	0
1987	58.8	123	67.4	131	50.2	106	5.40	18	0
1986	58.3	133	67.5	129	49.1	126	6.34	9	0
1985	61.5	60	72.3	42	50.6	95	2.76	111	0
1984	58.7	126	67.4	131	49.9	113	3.58	70	0
1983	63.4	28	73.7	26	53.2	40	2.81	106	0
1982	62.3	47	72.4	39	52.2	53	3.80	61	0
1981	57.3	140	64.6	150	50.1	107	6.78	4	0
1980	61.3	66	71.7	57	50.9	84	3.93	55	0
1979	59.8	106	69.7	94	49.8	114	6.70	6	0
1978	60.2	94	69.9	91	50.5	96	4.09	51	0
1977	60.1	98	68.1	123	52.2	53	8.16	2	0
1976	59.8	106	70.1	88	49.5	118	4.21	44	0
1975	57.1	142	67.3	134	47	148	3.79	62	0
1974	56.5	150	67.1	138	46	153	4.02	54	0
1973	61.9	53	72.2	47	51.6	68	2.76	111	0
1972	62.4	43	73.5	28	51.4	73	4.55	34	0
1971	66	6	76.2	6	55.9	7	2.08	129	0
1970	61.9	53	72	51	51.7	62	2.93	98	0
1969	62.4	43	72.7	36	52	57	2.37	124	0
1968	62.4	43	72.9	34	51.9	58	2.79	108	0
1967	59.7	111	70.7	72	48.7	136	4.24	42	0
1966	58.1	136	68.4	120	47.7	145	2.64	118	0
1965	60.4	83	69.6	99	51.2	77	3.15	86	0
1964	58.7	126	70.5	74	46.9	150	0.94	149	0
1963	56.9	147	69.7	94	44.1	154	1.23	146	0
1962	58.8	123	68.1	123	49.5	118	4.67	31	0
1961	65.8	7	77.1	2	54.5	20	1.04	148	0
1960	61.5	60	72.7	36	50.4	100	0.62	155	0
1959	65.8	7	75.9	9	55.6	9	5.52	15	0
1958	59.8	106	69.6	99	50	111	3.66	67	0
1957	59.4	114	70.5	74	48.2	141	2.52	121	0
1956	56.8	149	67.4	131	46.3	152	4.30	39	0
1955	60.2	94	71.6	58	48.8	132	4.71	30	0
1954	60.4	83	69.2	108	51.7	62	3.60	69	0
1953	60.7	80	72.4	39	48.9	129	4.48	37	0
1952	60.7	80	72.3	42	49.1	126	4.21	44	0
1951	61.2	67	72.3	42	50.1	107	3.47	75	0
1950	59.9	102	69.7	94	50.1	107	3.90	56	0
1949	59.5	113	70.2	85	48.9	129	2.85	104	0
1948	61.6	58	72.3	42	51	82	2.21	128	0
1947	62.7	41	73.8	23	51.5	70	2.86	102	0
1946	62.8	37	74.6	18	50.9	84	2.95	94	0
1945	61.4	62	71.1	65	51.7	62	8.33	1	0
1944	60.9	74	71	67	50.8	90	2.01	131	0
1943	59.3	116	69.7	94	48.8	132	1.96	133	0
1942	61.4	62	71.9	53	50.8	90	3.12	88	0
1941	63.7	24	75.6	11	51.7	62	3.28	80	0
1940	60.3	89	68.7	116	51.8	60	2.50	123	0
1939	63.2	31	71.8	54	54.6	16	2.73	114	0
1938	57.1	142	64.6	150	49.7	115	5.32	21	0
1937	60.2	94	69	111	51.4	73	1.25	145	0
1936	63.4	28	72.5	38	54.3	23	4.09	51	0
1935	57.1	142	65.4	147	48.8	132	2.87	100	0
1934	63.9	23	71.8	54	56	5	4.73	29	0
1933	62.4	43	70.8	70	53.9	31	0.81	151	0
1932	62.6	42	71.8	54	53.4	39	3.55	71	0
1931	67.1	2	76.6	4	57.6	2	2.86	102	0
1930	62.9	35	72	51	53.8	32	2.00	132	0
1929	60.9	74	69.3	102	52.5	48	6.22	10	0
1928	59.4	114	68	125	50.8	90	1.34	144	0
1927	64.6	16	74.1	21	55.1	12	2.54	120	0
1926	60.4	83	68	125	52.8	44	5.70	14	0
1925	60.1	98	67.3	134	52.8	44	7.58	3	0
1924	58.3	133	67.1	138	49.6	117	5.76	13	0
1923	59	121	67.2	136	50.9	84	3.38	79	0
1922	64.3	21	74	22	54.6	16	2.26	125	0
1921	64.9	14	73.8	23	56	5	2.22	127	0
1920	62	52	71.5	60	52.4	49	3.73	65	0
1919	62.8	37	71.5	60	54.1	29	3.77	64	0
1918	55.7	152	63.9	152	47.5	146	4.75	28	0
1917	57.1	142	65.7	145	48.4	139	2.81	106	0
1916	61.8	56	72.1	49	51.5	70	1.10	147	0
1915	62.3	47	71	67	53.7	34	4.22	43	0
1914	61.1	72	70.4	76	51.8	60	1.44	142	0
1913	61.2	67	70.7	72	51.7	62	1.61	140	0
1912	62.3	47	70.9	69	53.7	34	2.74	113	0
1911	58.7	126	67.1	138	50.3	103	4.83	27	0
1910	60.8	78	69.3	102	52.4	49	6.77	5	0
1909	59.9	102	69.3	102	50.5	96	1.88	136	0
1908	63	32	73.3	29	52.8	44	1.84	137	0
1907	61.2	67	69.4	101	53.1	41	5.30	22	0
1906	64.3	21	74.4	19	54.2	25	4.25	41	0
1905	63.5	27	73.2	30	53.7	34	1.95	134	0
1904	58.4	132	66.6	141	50.1	107	4.13	49	0
1903	63.4	28	73.1	31	53.8	32	3.18	85	0
1902	61.4	62	70.4	76	52.4	49	2.94	96	0
1901	60.4	83	69.7	94	51.1	79	3.55	71	0
1900	66.3	3	75.9	9	56.6	4	3.23	84	0
1899	57.1	142	66	144	48.2	141	2.77	110	0
1898	65.4	9	74.9	15	55.9	7	3.79	62	0
1897	61.4	62	72.4	39	50.4	100	0.65	154	0
1896	56.9	147	64.9	148	48.9	129	3.83	59	0
1895	61.2	67	70.4	76	52.1	56	2.70	116	0
1894	63.6	26	73.1	31	54.2	25	3.25	82	0
1893	58.9	122	67.5	129	50.3	103	2.63	119	0
1892	60.3	89	69.2	108	51.3	75	1.73	139	0
1891	64.4	18	73.7	26	55.1	12	2.05	130	0
1890	59.9	102	67.7	128	52.2	53	5.92	11	0
1889	58.3	133	65.6	146	51.1	79	3.65	68	0
1888	54.8	154	62.5	153	47	148	3.54	73	0
1887	57.9	137	66.6	141	49.3	122	1.80	138	0
1886	60.3	89	70.1	88	50.5	96	3.13	87	0
1885	58.7	126	68.7	116	48.7	136	2.79	108	0
1884	65	13	74.8	16	55.3	11	3.27	81	0
1882	61.7	57	70.4	76	53	43	0.84	150	0
1881	68.3	1	76.8	3	59.8	1	2.95	94	0
1880	60.9	74	70	90	51.7	62	2.96	93	0
1879	60.7	80	70.2	85	51.2	77	3.10	89	0
1878	62.8	37	72.1	49	53.5	37	1.44	142	0
1877	62.8	37	71.4	62	54.2	25	2.65	117	0
1876	55.3	153	61.8	154	48.7	136	6.45	8	0
1875	56.4	151	64.9	148	47.9	144	3.43	77	0
1874	62.9	35	71.4	62	54.4	21	4.18	47	0
1873	57.4	139	66.6	141	48.2	141	4.21	44	0
1872	61	73	70.3	82	51.6	68	4.11	50	0
1871							0.80	152	39

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1881	68.3
1931	67.1
2018	66.3
1900	66.3
2002	66.1
1971	66
1961	65.8
1959	65.8
2016	65.4
1898	65.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	54.8
1876	55.3
1918	55.7
1875	56.4
1974	56.5
1956	56.8
1963	56.9
1896	56.9
1975	57.1
1938	57.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	8.33
1977	8.16
1925	7.58
1981	6.78
1910	6.77
1979	6.70
2006	6.50
1876	6.45
1986	6.34
1929	6.22

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1960	0.62
1897	0.65
2025	0.78
1871	0.80
1933	0.81
1882	0.84
1964	0.94
1961	1.04
1916	1.10
1963	1.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 2 September 2026
Coldest night: 36°F; 6 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.77 in; 2 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 3.25 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the driest 1 September to 9 October since 2025, tied 73rd driest of 155 (with 1894).
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: 85°F on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: a low of 36°F on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Rochester, NY: 0.77 in on Wednesday 2 September 2026.