Rochester Institute of Technology weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rochester Institute of Technology, New York: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, 4 km from Rochester Institute of Technology; records cover 1872–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.1 in891 mm
- Snow a year
- 102 in259 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 6,274
- Cooling degree days
- 676
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Rochester Institute of Technology in January
Highs average 33°1° and lows 19°−7°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation and 27 in70 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1950)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1203
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rochester Institute of Technology in February
Highs average 35°2° and lows 20°−7°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation and 23 in59 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1997)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 1053
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rochester Institute of Technology in March
Highs average 44°6° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 18 in45 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1905)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 924
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rochester Institute of Technology in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1970)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 549
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Rochester Institute of Technology in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 48°9°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1974)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 232
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Rochester Institute of Technology in June
Highs average 78°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 128
Rochester Institute of Technology in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°17°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 234
Rochester Institute of Technology in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1948)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 190
Rochester Institute of Technology in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 54°12°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1953)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 114
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Rochester Institute of Technology in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 43°6°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1951)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1879)
- Heating degree days
- 404
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Rochester Institute of Technology in November
Highs average 49°10° and lows 34°1°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation and 8 in21 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1950)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1875)
- Heating degree days
- 704
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rochester Institute of Technology in December
Highs average 39°4° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation and 22 in57 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1982)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 1024
- Cooling degree days
- 0