Middletown climate — normals and trends
Middletown (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,169 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Middletown averages 117 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Middletown has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 130 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 15 July 1995) and the coldest -30.2 °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
MiddletownNew York
- coords
- 41.45°, -74.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,169mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.6 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
18 February 1979
Wettest day
140 mm
16 September 1999
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
18 February 1979
Snowiest day
35.8 cm
14 February 1940
Sunniest day
14.4 h
17 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 29 mm | -58 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 85 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 93 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 111 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 216 mm | +106 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 77 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 57 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 77 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Middletown?
Middletown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,169 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Middletown?
The hottest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1995, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Middletown?
The coldest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1979, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Middletown?
Yes. Middletown gets on average 108.5 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Middletown warmed?
Yes: Middletown warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Middletown?
The wettest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Middletown?
The windiest day measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Middletown?
The warmest month in Middletown is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Middletown?
Middletown receives on average 1,169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Middletown?
Middletown 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 Middletown?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Middletown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1940, with 35.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Middletown?
Yes: Middletown has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Middletown?
In Middletown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 18 February 1979.
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