Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Oneida, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Oneida sits in that unpredictable shoulder season — the average high is just 48° with a low of 29°, but the date has swung wildly from a bitter 7° in 1954 to a remarkable 81° in 2010. There's a 54% chance of precipitation today, and don't rule out snow: it falls on roughly 1 in 5 April 4ths here.
Oneida's weather has real teeth at both extremes — the thermometer has touched 100° in July 1936 and plunged to a brutal -37° in December 1917, a swing of 137 degrees. A single day in September 1999 dropped 4.11 inches of rain, and a January 1987 storm buried the city under 30 inches of snow.
Summer is short but genuine, with highs peaking around 79-80° in mid-July before fading fast into fall. Winters are cold and persistent — January highs average just 29°, making December through February a serious coat-and-boots stretch. The wettest stretch falls around late June to early July, so pack accordingly if you're visiting for summer.