Poughkeepsie (NY) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie average temperature chart (Celsius) Poughkeepsie average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Poughkeepsie (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 0.1 1.7 7.5 14.3 20.6 25.3 27.9 26.8 22.5 16.4 9.7 2.6
°F 32.2 35.1 45.6 57.8 69.1 77.5 82.3 80.2 72.4 61.5 49.4 36.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Poughkeepsie monthly rainfall chart (mm) Poughkeepsie monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Poughkeepsie (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 70 66 84 95 103 91 101 99 91 85 91 82
inches 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.6 4 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2
Rainy days 11 10 12 11 12 11 10 10 9 8 12 12

Average annual rainfall in Poughkeepsie: 1025.633mm (403.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Poughkeepsie
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.5 6.4 7.3 8 8.8 9.5 9.8 9 7.7 6.7 4.7 4.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Poughkeepsie average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Poughkeepsie average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Poughkeepsie (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -10 -8.8 -3.6 2 7.9 12.6 15.6 14.7 10.3 3.9 -0.5 -6.5
Max °C 0.4 2 7.8 14.7 21 25.6 28.3 27.1 22.8 16.7 9.9 2.9
Min °F 14.1 16.2 25.5 35.5 46.1 54.7 60 58.5 50.5 39 31.1 20.4
Max °F 23.4 25.9 35.8 46.9 57.9 66.4 71.4 69.6 61.7 50.5 40.5 28.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Poughkeepsie average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Poughkeepsie average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Poughkeepsie in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.2 4.3 4.2 6.2 10.5 16.2 21 22.1 20 16.1 12.3 9
°F 43.1 39.7 39.5 43.2 51 61.2 69.9 71.8 68 61.1 54.1 48.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Poughkeepsie average winspeed by month (km/h) Poughkeepsie average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Poughkeepsie (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 18 19 19 19 17 16 14 14 15 16 18 18
mph 11 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 11

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Poughkeepsie relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Poughkeepsie
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 65% 63% 60% 65% 68% 68% 71% 73% 69% 69% 70%

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Poughkeepsie weather stats

Poughkeepsie weather statistics
Hottest month: July 27.9°C 82.2°F
Driest month: February 66mm 2.6ins
Sunniest month: July 9.8hrs
Coldest month: January 0.1°C 32.2°F
Wettest month: May 103mm 4.1ins
Warmest sea: August 22.1°C 71.8°F
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