Salamanca, New York Weather
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Salamanca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:00 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast——63°49°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast13%0.04″65°45°+2°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Drizzle21%—60°47°-5°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——62°40°+2°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——66°40°+4°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear——67°42°+1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——68°45°+1°
Air quality now AQI 34 · Good
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:53 PM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Salamanca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 63°F, low 49°F), about the 57°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 18 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 1 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
15-Day Forecast — Salamanca
- Mon63°49°1%
- Tue65°45°13%
- Wed60°47°21%
- Thu62°40°7%
- Fri66°40°2%
- Sat67°42°4%
- Sun68°45°3%
- Mon69°42°3%
- Tue71°45°12%
- Wed73°50°25%
- Thu72°51°18%
- Fri70°44°29%
- Sat80°53°23%
- Sun67°55°27%
- Mon54°41°18%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 1) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Salamanca
Salamanca sits in Cattaraugus County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 16m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 6m — a swing of +6h 10m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York, the state’s largest city, lies about 268 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Salamanca tracks is Buffalo, roughly 51 miles to the N.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| August | garlic (overwinter) | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Salamanca's warmest stretch (~68°F) and January its coldest (~23°F); precipitation crests in June at 4.9 inches and ebbs in February to 2.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 3.5″ | 18 |
| February | 24° | 2.6″ | 13 |
| March | 32° | 3.1″ | 14 |
| April | 44° | 3.8″ | 14 |
| May | 56° | 3.8″ | 13 |
| June | 64° | 4.9″ | 12 |
| July | 68° | 4.9″ | 12 |
| August | 66° | 4.3″ | 11 |
| September | 60° | 4.3″ | 12 |
| October | 48° | 4.4″ | 13 |
| November | 38° | 3.6″ | 15 |
| December | 28° | 3.8″ | 16 |
Regional context
Similar climates Limestone, NY, East Randolph, NY, Cattaraugus, NY
Salamanca's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 23°F Januarys with 68°F Julys — a 45°F swing. About 47.2 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 163 days a year.
No season owns Salamanca's rain: June reaches 4.9 inches across 12.3 days and February keeps 2.6 inches on 13.3, an even spread through Salamanca's year. It is a balanced pattern Salamanca shares with places like Limestone, NY, East Randolph, NY and Cattaraugus, NY.
Salamanca's growing window opens around May 18, once Salamanca's overnight lows stop freezing — sow kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Warm-soil crops in Salamanca wait about two weeks past Salamanca's last frost, once the soil warms. Around October 1, freezing nights resume in Salamanca and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Salamanca's last freeze comes after May 18.
Similar climates: Limestone, NY, East Randolph, NY, Cattaraugus, NY, St. Bonaventure, NY, Olean, NY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Salamanca?
- Frost typically leaves Salamanca by May 18 and returns to Salamanca near October 1.
- What is the rainy season in Salamanca?
- June is the wettest month in Salamanca, about 4.9 inches on average; the year totals roughly 47 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Salamanca?
- July is Salamanca's warmest month, averaging about 68°F.
- What is the coldest month in Salamanca?
- Salamanca bottoms out in January, with a mean near 23°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Salamanca?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at May 18 in Salamanca; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Salamanca get?
- Expect roughly 163 wet days a year in Salamanca.
- What hardiness zone is Salamanca?
- Salamanca sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 23°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Salamanca?
- Salamanca's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Salamanca?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Salamanca in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Salamanca?
- Current conditions for Salamanca and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Salamanca forecast updated?
- The Salamanca forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Salamanca?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Salamanca are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Salamanca?
- The next few days in Salamanca's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Salamanca sits at 42.2°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Salamanca
- 14779