Cohoes climate — normals and trends
Cohoes (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,123 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cohoes averages 124 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Cohoes 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 137 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 2 September 1953) and the coldest -30.4 °C (on 27 January 1994).
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
CohoesNew York
- coords
- 42.77°, -73.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,123mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
124 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 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 = 0.48 · 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
36.9 °C
2 September 1953
Coldest day
-30.4 °C
27 January 1994
Wettest day
123 mm
8 October 2005
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
25 February 2019
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
27 January 1994
Snowiest day
37.6 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 | -0.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 0.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 88 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 62 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 118 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 217 mm | +112 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 82 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 92 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 159 mm | +63 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 76 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cohoes?
Cohoes has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,123 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cohoes?
The hottest day measured in Cohoes between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cohoes?
The coldest day measured in Cohoes between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1994, at -30.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cohoes?
Yes. Cohoes gets on average 121.2 cm of snow per year and has around 124 frost days.
Has the climate of Cohoes warmed?
Yes: Cohoes warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cohoes?
The wettest day measured in Cohoes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2005, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cohoes?
The windiest day measured in Cohoes between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2019, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cohoes?
The warmest month in Cohoes is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cohoes?
Cohoes receives on average 1,123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cohoes?
Cohoes gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cohoes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cohoes between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2007, with 37.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cohoes?
Yes: Cohoes has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cohoes?
In Cohoes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 27 January 1994.
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