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Cooperstown, month by month

The best months for Cooperstown: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cold, many places closed or on short hours); Induction Weekend in July if you dislike crowds and peak room rates.-1 °C (30 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cold, many places closed or on short hours); Induction Weekend in July if you dislike crowds and peak room rates.1 °C (34 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (cold, many places closed or on short hours); Induction Weekend in July if you dislike crowds and peak room rates.6 °C (43 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustGreatInside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatInside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage). Across United States: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage). Across United States: Holiday lights in New York, ski season opens; flights and hotels peak around Christmas and New Year.1 °C (34 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cooperstown, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jun: Great

    Jul: Great

  • Daytime high

    Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Jul: 27 °C (81 °F)

  • Night low

    Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)

    Jul: 15 °C (59 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jun: 11

    Jul: 11

  • Crowds

    Jun: High

    Jul: High

  • Prices

    Jun: High

    Jul: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jun: 0

    Jul: 1

June: Inside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.

July: Inside Cooperstown's best window: Jun–Sep (lake weather, opera season, full museum hours); late Sep–Oct for foliage.

Cooperstown: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.