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Weather in Chautauqua, NY · National Weather Service + NOAA

Chautauqua is snow country

Chautauqua has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 225 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 47° and a normal night drops to 32°.

Winter 33°/19°Spring 55°/35°Summer 77°/57°Fall 59°/41°
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Sunrise 6:55 am · sunset 5:08 pm

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What stands out about Chautauqua’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

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Snow countryAbout 225 inches a winter, more than 2,141 of 2,156 New York towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 79°, cooler than 92% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 106 days a year.The snowiest town aroundMore snow than any of the 6 towns around it with snow records.
A normal year

Where today sits in Chautauqua’s year

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

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Winter
33° / 19°
59 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
55° / 35°
Last frost around Apr 25
Summer
77° / 57°
2 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
59° / 41°
First frost around Oct 31
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 31). Last frost next spring: Apr 25
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Chautauqua get?About 225 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 5.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° 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 Chautauqua itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Sherman, NY (7 mi, snow) and Portland1 Sw, NY (9 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.