Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Beacon, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4 in Beacon sits in that classic transitional zone — expect a high around 56° and a low near 34°, with a 1-in-3 shot at rain. The date has swung wildly in the past, from a balmy 80° in 1950 to a bitter 17° low back in 1954.
Beacon's weather has real teeth at the extremes — the thermometer has touched 102° in early September and plunged to -20° in February, a swing of 122 degrees. A single October day in 1955 dumped 6.52 inches of rain, and a February storm in 1961 buried the area under 21.8 inches of snow.
Summer is the sweet spot, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s from late June through August and a peak around July 16–22. Winter bottoms out in late January and early February, when average highs barely crack freezing at 32°. If you're dodging rain, note that mid-August is statistically the wettest stretch of the year.