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Weather in Batavia, New York

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Batavia, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Batavia, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
L 45°H 64°
Batavia, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    77°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    87°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    41%
    82°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    41%
    72°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    53°38°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    63°42°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    20%
    59°46°
Batavia, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · veering 21°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the sw.
Batavia, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Batavia, NY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Batavia, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Batavia, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:48 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Batavia, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Batavia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Batavia

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.