Binghamton climate — normals and trends
Binghamton (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,066 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Binghamton averages 130 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Binghamton has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 21 July 2011) and the coldest -31.5 °C (on 18 February 1979).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BinghamtonNew York
- coords
- 42.10°, -75.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
3.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,066mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.1 °C
21 July 2011
Coldest day
-31.5 °C
18 February 1979
Wettest day
109 mm
27 September 1985
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
15 October 1954
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-36.5 °C
18 February 1979
Snowiest day
37.0 cm
14 February 2007
Sunniest day
14.6 h
24 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 37 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 81 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 74 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 88 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 192 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 123 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 56 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 0.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Binghamton?
Binghamton has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,066 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Binghamton?
The hottest day measured in Binghamton between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2011, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Binghamton?
The coldest day measured in Binghamton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1979, at -31.5 °C.
Does it snow in Binghamton?
Yes. Binghamton gets on average 122.3 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Binghamton warmed?
Yes: Binghamton warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Binghamton?
The wettest day measured in Binghamton between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1985, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Binghamton?
The windiest day measured in Binghamton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Binghamton?
The warmest month in Binghamton is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Binghamton?
Binghamton receives on average 1,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Binghamton?
Binghamton gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Binghamton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Binghamton between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2007, with 37.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Binghamton?
Yes: Binghamton has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Binghamton?
In Binghamton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -36.5 °C on 18 February 1979.
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