Far Rockaway climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Far Rockaway?

The hottest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2025, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Far Rockaway?

The coldest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -18.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Far Rockaway?

Yes. Far Rockaway gets on average 51.1 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Far Rockaway warmed?

Yes: Far Rockaway warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Far Rockaway?

The wettest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1944, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Far Rockaway?

The windiest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2012, with winds reaching 86.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Far Rockaway?

The warmest month in Far Rockaway is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Far Rockaway (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,161 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Far Rockaway averages 59 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.

Far Rockaway has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 68 to 50 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 24 June 2025) and the coldest -18.4 °C (on 21 January 1985).

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

Far RockawayNew York

coords: 40.61°, -73.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

12.1°C

Average daily high

14.9°C

Average daily low

9.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,161mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

25.8km/h

Seasonal range

22.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

59 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

119 d/yr

Annual snowfall

51.1 cm

Average feels-like high

13.0 °C

Average feels-like low

6.2 °C

Average peak gust

41.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

57 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.3 °C

24 June 2025

Coldest day

-18.4 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

137 mm

14 September 1944

Windiest day

86.6 km/h

29 October 2012

Strongest gust

149.4 km/h

29 October 2012

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

24 June 2025

Coldest feels-like

-27.8 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

36.2 cm

23 January 2016

Sunniest day

14.1 h

20 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.3 °C24 June 2025	-9.7 °C22 January 2025	12.8 °C	1,065 mm	8	56
2024	31.1 °C28 August 2024	-8.4 °C23 December 2024	13.5 °C	1,165 mm	3	41
2023	31.2 °C27 July 2023	-13.5 °C4 February 2023	13.7 °C	1,318 mm	6	16
2022	32.4 °C9 August 2022	-11.8 °C24 December 2022	13.1 °C	1,143 mm	11	60
2021	31.1 °C30 June 2021	-7.8 °C29 January 2021	13.5 °C	1,284 mm	6	42
2020	32.4 °C20 July 2020	-8.0 °C15 February 2020	13.6 °C	1,249 mm	8	29
2019	34.1 °C21 July 2019	-14.3 °C31 January 2019	12.9 °C	1,319 mm	6	51
2018	31.3 °C29 August 2018	-14.4 °C7 January 2018	12.7 °C	1,630 mm	7	51
2017	31.0 °C21 July 2017	-11.5 °C9 January 2017	13.1 °C	1,206 mm	4	47
2016	33.0 °C14 August 2016	-15.5 °C14 February 2016	13.3 °C	987 mm	10	46
2015	30.2 °C20 July 2015	-15.4 °C20 February 2015	12.7 °C	1,051 mm	2	65
2014	29.2 °C18 June 2014	-14.1 °C4 January 2014	11.8 °C	1,158 mm	0	70
2013	32.7 °C19 July 2013	-9.9 °C23 January 2013	12.4 °C	1,026 mm	7	54
2012	33.4 °C18 July 2012	-9.0 °C4 January 2012	13.9 °C	983 mm	12	21
2011	33.0 °C22 July 2011	-13.5 °C24 January 2011	13.1 °C	1,366 mm	8	61
2010	33.3 °C6 July 2010	-9.1 °C30 January 2010	13.1 °C	1,110 mm	19	63
2009	30.0 °C10 August 2009	-11.9 °C17 January 2009	12.0 °C	1,347 mm	1	67
2008	30.7 °C9 June 2008	-10.1 °C11 February 2008	12.6 °C	1,230 mm	2	52
2007	32.0 °C8 August 2007	-11.4 °C5 February 2007	12.5 °C	1,115 mm	1	58
2006	33.2 °C3 August 2006	-8.4 °C19 February 2006	13.2 °C	1,293 mm	6	38
2005	32.5 °C5 August 2005	-13.1 °C28 January 2005	12.2 °C	1,290 mm	7	69
2004	28.3 °C9 June 2004	-15.5 °C16 January 2004	11.8 °C	1,254 mm	0	67
2003	30.4 °C5 July 2003	-13.1 °C28 January 2003	11.2 °C	1,484 mm	1	68
2002	32.2 °C29 July 2002	-5.7 °C5 February 2002	13.0 °C	1,112 mm	13	47
2001	31.7 °C9 August 2001	-8.7 °C3 January 2001	12.7 °C	889 mm	7	53
2000	30.4 °C10 July 2000	-13.6 °C18 January 2000	11.7 °C	1,056 mm	1	72
1999	33.7 °C5 July 1999	-10.5 °C2 January 1999	12.9 °C	1,072 mm	9	49
1998	32.3 °C22 July 1998	-7.8 °C1 January 1998	13.3 °C	1,063 mm	5	25
1997	30.7 °C15 July 1997	-13.8 °C19 January 1997	12.0 °C	1,083 mm	5	45
1996	29.6 °C2 September 1996	-14.9 °C5 February 1996	11.4 °C	1,423 mm	0	60
1995	33.0 °C15 July 1995	-13.4 °C6 February 1995	12.3 °C	946 mm	7	60
1994	31.0 °C19 June 1994	-16.8 °C19 January 1994	12.1 °C	1,146 mm	2	62
1993	33.5 °C10 July 1993	-11.9 °C2 February 1993	12.1 °C	1,146 mm	6	59
1992	30.7 °C14 July 1992	-10.1 °C19 January 1992	11.4 °C	1,122 mm	1	57
1991	32.4 °C21 July 1991	-10.7 °C22 January 1991	13.2 °C	1,202 mm	5	47
1990	30.8 °C5 July 1990	-11.9 °C26 February 1990	13.0 °C	1,198 mm	2	28
1989	30.4 °C5 August 1989	-12.7 °C23 December 1989	11.6 °C	1,502 mm	1	76
1988	32.3 °C15 August 1988	-13.7 °C15 January 1988	11.5 °C	1,007 mm	3	64
1987	32.1 °C21 July 1987	-13.0 °C16 February 1987	12.0 °C	1,118 mm	4	56
1986	31.4 °C7 July 1986	-12.8 °C15 January 1986	12.1 °C	1,128 mm	3	60
1985	31.3 °C6 September 1985	-18.4 °C21 January 1985	12.3 °C	931 mm	4	69
1984	29.4 °C16 August 1984	-14.8 °C22 January 1984	12.2 °C	1,241 mm	0	52
1983	33.1 °C20 August 1983	-13.4 °C25 December 1983	12.5 °C	1,474 mm	12	44
1982	30.8 °C19 July 1982	-17.4 °C18 January 1982	11.7 °C	954 mm	3	69
1981	32.0 °C9 July 1981	-15.4 °C12 January 1981	11.6 °C	968 mm	5	67
1980	31.7 °C16 July 1980	-15.8 °C25 December 1980	11.7 °C	857 mm	6	74
1979	30.5 °C10 August 1979	-17.4 °C18 February 1979	11.8 °C	1,332 mm	1	60
1978	31.4 °C23 July 1978	-10.6 °C20 February 1978	11.1 °C	1,288 mm	2	80
1977	30.8 °C19 July 1977	-15.6 °C17 January 1977	11.9 °C	1,369 mm	3	63
1976	29.7 °C23 August 1976	-15.9 °C23 January 1976	11.7 °C	967 mm	0	72
1975	33.7 °C2 August 1975	-9.2 °C24 December 1975	12.7 °C	1,318 mm	4	52
1974	32.0 °C9 July 1974	-10.3 °C18 January 1974	12.4 °C	1,074 mm	5	50
1973	31.3 °C28 August 1973	-11.1 °C17 February 1973	12.7 °C	1,346 mm	3	41
1972	31.0 °C23 July 1972	-12.1 °C16 January 1972	11.4 °C	1,541 mm	1	62
1971	30.0 °C9 July 1971	-13.2 °C2 February 1971	11.9 °C	1,156 mm	1	57
1970	29.7 °C2 August 1970	-14.1 °C9 January 1970	11.6 °C	993 mm	0	80
1969	30.9 °C18 July 1969	-9.9 °C28 January 1969	11.5 °C	1,239 mm	3	79
1968	30.4 °C25 August 1968	-16.1 °C9 January 1968	11.2 °C	1,032 mm	3	75
1967	28.2 °C12 July 1967	-15.5 °C13 February 1967	10.6 °C	1,170 mm	0	66
1966	32.8 °C4 July 1966	-13.2 °C28 January 1966	11.2 °C	1,055 mm	8	62
1965	29.3 °C29 June 1965	-13.7 °C15 January 1965	11.0 °C	760 mm	0	72
1964	29.9 °C30 June 1964	-12.3 °C15 January 1964	11.3 °C	1,026 mm	0	73
1963	30.8 °C27 July 1963	-14.6 °C8 February 1963	11.1 °C	947 mm	1	72
1962	28.6 °C21 July 1962	-13.9 °C11 February 1962	11.1 °C	1,040 mm	0	70
1961	29.2 °C31 August 1961	-17.5 °C2 February 1961	11.3 °C	1,270 mm	0	61
1960	29.2 °C3 August 1960	-11.3 °C13 December 1960	11.4 °C	1,169 mm	0	83
1959	31.7 °C30 June 1959	-12.5 °C2 February 1959	12.1 °C	1,145 mm	2	64
1958	29.9 °C10 August 1958	-15.0 °C18 February 1958	10.8 °C	1,368 mm	0	67
1957	32.9 °C22 July 1957	-15.2 °C15 January 1957	12.3 °C	964 mm	3	48
1956	30.1 °C14 June 1956	-8.7 °C22 February 1956	11.4 °C	1,182 mm	1	57
1955	32.8 °C2 August 1955	-14.0 °C3 February 1955	11.8 °C	1,078 mm	8	73
1954	30.7 °C14 July 1954	-13.3 °C18 January 1954	12.0 °C	1,108 mm	3	57
1953	32.2 °C31 August 1953	-7.7 °C2 February 1953	12.9 °C	1,266 mm	7	36
1952	32.0 °C22 July 1952	-12.3 °C30 January 1952	12.5 °C	1,210 mm	6	44
1951	29.6 °C27 July 1951	-10.6 °C17 December 1951	12.4 °C	1,126 mm	0	56
1950	28.8 °C18 July 1950	-12.7 °C21 February 1950	11.8 °C	1,158 mm	0	54
1949	32.5 °C28 July 1949	-7.7 °C12 February 1949	13.2 °C	961 mm	11	55
1948	32.8 °C27 August 1948	-15.3 °C31 January 1948	11.5 °C	1,291 mm	5	64
1947	30.5 °C15 August 1947	-10.4 °C5 February 1947	11.8 °C	1,037 mm	1	71
1946	29.2 °C19 July 1946	-11.1 °C20 January 1946	12.4 °C	979 mm	0	48
1945	30.9 °C30 June 1945	-15.3 °C25 January 1945	11.8 °C	1,285 mm	1	65
1944	31.1 °C11 August 1944	-8.7 °C9 January 1944	11.9 °C	1,329 mm	4	66
1943	30.4 °C25 June 1943	-14.9 °C15 February 1943	11.6 °C	1,064 mm	1	74
1942	30.1 °C19 July 1942	-15.2 °C20 December 1942	11.6 °C	1,262 mm	1	61
1941	30.7 °C28 July 1941	-10.5 °C14 January 1941	11.6 °C	978 mm	1	80
1940	31.2 °C26 July 1940	-11.9 °C20 January 1940	10.7 °C	1,229 mm	2	76

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

15.4 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

56 d/yr

-3

Annual rainfall

1065 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	2.7 °C	-1.1 °C	35 mm	-63 mm
Feb	4.8 °C	+0.4 °C	97 mm	+6 mm
Mar	10.3 °C	+2.7 °C	109 mm	-4 mm
Apr	14.0 °C	+1.6 °C	105 mm	+4 mm
May	17.9 °C	+0.5 °C	145 mm	+47 mm
Jun	23.8 °C	+1.1 °C	73 mm	-5 mm
Jul	28.1 °C	+2.0 °C	113 mm	+29 mm
Aug	25.1 °C	-0.6 °C	43 mm	-54 mm
Sep	23.2 °C	+0.7 °C	72 mm	-20 mm
Oct	18.0 °C	+0.7 °C	134 mm	+38 mm
Nov	11.9 °C	+0.1 °C	61 mm	-39 mm
Dec	5.0 °C	-1.5 °C	79 mm	-32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-9.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.7 mm

17 Mar 2025

Windiest day

53.4 km/h

19 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

102.6 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.1 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

8.1 cm

14 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Far Rockaway?

The hottest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2025, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Far Rockaway?

The coldest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -18.4 °C.

Does it snow in Far Rockaway?

Yes. Far Rockaway gets on average 51.1 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.

Has the climate of Far Rockaway warmed?

Yes: Far Rockaway warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Far Rockaway?

The wettest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1944, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Far Rockaway?

The windiest day measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2012, with winds reaching 86.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Far Rockaway?

The warmest month in Far Rockaway is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Far Rockaway?

Far Rockaway gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Far Rockaway?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Far Rockaway between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2016, with 36.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Far Rockaway?

Yes: Far Rockaway has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Far Rockaway?

In Far Rockaway, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 24 June 2025, and the lowest was -27.8 °C on 21 January 1985.

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