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30-year climate normals

Otsego County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

72.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.6°F.

Otsego County gets 47.59" of precipitation a year and 85.5" of snow, and 29% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 23.3° 13.6° 3.10" 21.7"
February 26.1° 14.2° 3.06" 18.8"
March 34.5° 22.2° 3.61" 17.6"
April 48.1° 34.0° 4.18" 2.8"
May 60.4° 44.9° 3.71" 0.1"
June 68.2° 54.4° 4.73" 0.0"
July 72.6° 59.0° 4.64" 0.0"
August 70.8° 57.4° 4.57" 0.0"
September 63.8° 50.2° 4.21" 0.0"
October 51.8° 39.4° 4.95" 0.4"
November 39.2° 30.0° 3.24" 5.9"
December 28.9° 21.1° 3.59" 18.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 3.10"
February 3.06"
March 3.61"
April 4.18"
May 3.71"
June 4.73"
July 4.64"
August 4.57"
September 4.21"
October 4.95"
November 3.24"
December 3.59"
Annual total 47.59"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 188
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,232
Approximate annual cooling cost At 29.93¢/kWh, New York average $56
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $862

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Otsego County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Otsego County?

Otsego County averages a high of 72.6°F in July and a low of 13.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 47.59 inches, including 85.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Otsego County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Otsego County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 72.6°F. That drives 188 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Otsego County?

Yes. Otsego County averages 85.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station COOPERSTOWN, NY US (USC00301752), 7.9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, New York residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.