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Weather in Rochester, IN · National Weather Service + NOAA

Weather in Rochester

Rochester has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 49° and a normal night drops to 32°.

Winter 35°/20°Spring 60°/39°Summer 82°/60°Fall 63°/42°
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Sunrise 7:17 am · sunset 5:39 pm

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A normal year

Where today sits in Rochester’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
35° / 20°
12 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 39°
Last frost around Apr 23
Summer
82° / 60°
13 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 42°
First frost around Oct 21
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 21). Last frost next spring: Apr 23
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Rochester get?About 30 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 4.7 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Rochester itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Rochester, IN (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.