Utica climate — normals and trends
Utica (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,268 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Utica averages 136 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Utica has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 146 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 9 August 2001) and the coldest -32.5 °C (on 15 January 1957).
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
UticaNew York
- coords
- 43.10°, -75.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,268mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
168.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
34.8 °C
9 August 2001
Coldest day
-32.5 °C
15 January 1957
Wettest day
90 mm
28 August 2011
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
139.7 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
21 June 1953
Coldest feels-like
-37.4 °C
15 January 1957
Snowiest day
43.5 cm
14 February 2007
Sunniest day
14.7 h
24 June 2021
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 | -3.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 76 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | -1.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 109 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 9.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 87 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 191 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 134 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 97 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 65 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 110 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 116 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | -0.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 117 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Utica?
Utica has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,268 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Utica?
The hottest day measured in Utica between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2001, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Utica?
The coldest day measured in Utica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1957, at -32.5 °C.
Does it snow in Utica?
Yes. Utica gets on average 168.2 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Utica warmed?
Yes: Utica warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Utica?
The wettest day measured in Utica between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2011, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Utica?
The windiest day measured in Utica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Utica?
The warmest month in Utica is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Utica?
Utica receives on average 1,268 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Utica?
Utica gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Utica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Utica between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2007, with 43.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Utica?
Yes: Utica has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Utica?
In Utica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 21 June 1953, and the lowest was -37.4 °C on 15 January 1957.
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