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Monthly climate in Montauk, New York, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Montauk features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 22 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1342 mm (52.9 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Montauk enjoys an average of 3053 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Montauk, New York, United States §

The warmest months in Montauk are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 4 °C (37 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Montauk experiences 3 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 33 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Montauk, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average high 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Daily mean 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(15°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Montauk, New York, United States §

Montauk usually has the most precipitation in April, October and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Montauk are January, June and July. On average, 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Montauk, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90 (3.5) 114 (4.5) 114 (4.5) 128 (5.1) 125 (4.9) 71 (2.8) 90 (3.6) 100 (3.9) 96 (3.8) 165 (6.5) 112 (4.4) 136 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 10 12 12 8 9 9 10 12 11 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Montauk, New York, United States §

The sunniest months in Montauk are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Montauk: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Montauk, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 152 186 262 253 294 324 351 331 281 232 207 175
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 35m 10h 38m 11h 58m 13h 20m 14h 29m 15h 3m 14h 45m 13h 43m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 52m 9h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Montauk, New York, United States §

Montauk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Montauk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Montauk, New York, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 4 2