Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Brighton, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 sits right on the edge of Rochester-area spring — average highs of 50° and lows still flirting with freezing at 32°. It's a coin flip for rain (51% chance) with a real 1-in-5 shot at snow. The date has seen wild swings: a balmy 81° back in 1928 and a brutal 14° low as recently as 2016.
Brighton's weather has real teeth — the all-time high of 102° in July 1936 and the all-time low of -22° in February 1934 represent a 124-degree spread over the station's 100-year history. Single-day snowfall hit 23 inches on January 3, 1996, and a remnant storm dropped 3.47 inches of rain in a single September day in 1979.
Summer is short but warm, peaking mid-July with average highs of 83°, while January and February are firmly cold at just 31–33°. Spring arrives gradually — April averages 55° — and fall stays pleasant through October at 61°. If you're visiting, July and August are your best bets; January is when Brighton earns its upstate New York reputation.