Cheektowaga climate — normals and trends
Cheektowaga (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 992 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Cheektowaga averages 117 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Cheektowaga has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 129 to 105 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 8 July 1988) and the coldest -27.5 °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
CheektowagaNew York
- coords
- 42.90°, -78.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
992mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
117.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
36.5 °C
8 July 1988
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
18 February 1979
Wettest day
83 mm
14 September 1979
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
6 April 1979
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
4 April 2018
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
3 September 1953
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
18 February 1979
Snowiest day
27.1 cm
7 February 1942
Sunniest day
14.9 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | -0.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 83 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 67 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 110 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 102 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 75 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 1.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 89 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cheektowaga?
Cheektowaga has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 992 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cheektowaga?
The hottest day measured in Cheektowaga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1988, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cheektowaga?
The coldest day measured in Cheektowaga between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1979, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cheektowaga?
Yes. Cheektowaga gets on average 117.1 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Cheektowaga warmed?
Yes: Cheektowaga warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cheektowaga?
The wettest day measured in Cheektowaga between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1979, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cheektowaga?
The windiest day measured in Cheektowaga between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1979, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cheektowaga?
The warmest month in Cheektowaga is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Cheektowaga?
Cheektowaga receives on average 992 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cheektowaga?
Cheektowaga gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cheektowaga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cheektowaga between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1942, with 27.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cheektowaga?
Yes: Cheektowaga has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cheektowaga?
In Cheektowaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 3 September 1953, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 18 February 1979.
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