Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
25.4 °C
Coldest
-1.6 °C
Wettest
14%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Rochester over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Rochester has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in September, the driest month, to 17% in December, the wettest. Winds in Rochester are highest in February, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Rochester come in July, when the sky is typically 55% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 84%.
Month by month Rochester climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-3°C
-8°C
14%
84%
3.8 m/s
0
0
2
February
1°C
-2°C
-6°C
13%
78%
4.0 m/s
1
0
5
March
4°C
0°C
-2°C
12%
70%
3.9 m/s
3
0
15
April
9°C
5°C
5°C
15%
69%
3.6 m/s
12
1
37
May
16°C
11°C
14°C
13%
64%
3.0 m/s
41
9
65
June
22°C
17°C
21°C
10%
59%
3.0 m/s
68
25
59
July
25°C
20°C
26°C
10%
55%
2.7 m/s
65
52
30
August
24°C
19°C
25°C
10%
56%
2.8 m/s
71
47
37
September
21°C
15°C
20°C
10%
57%
2.7 m/s
69
22
65
October
15°C
10°C
11°C
15%
66%
3.2 m/s
32
3
64
November
7°C
4°C
2°C
14%
73%
3.6 m/s
5
0
22
December
2°C
-0°C
-4°C
17%
82%
3.7 m/s
0
0
5
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Rochester weather by season
Year round, Rochester has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Rochester weather in winterDecember to February
High 0°CLow -2°CRain 15%
Winter in Rochester has typical daily highs of about 0°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Rochester weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 5°CRain 13%
Spring in Rochester has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Rochester weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 10%
Summer in Rochester has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Rochester weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 10°CRain 13%
Autumn in Rochester has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Rochester?
Rochester has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in September, the driest month, to 17% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Rochester windiest?
Winds in Rochester are highest in February, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Rochester year round?
The average temperature in Rochester over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.