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Best Time for The Finger Lakes & Niagara
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Sweet spot: April, May, June. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Gorge trails run full and safe, riesling harvest hums along Seneca Lake's wine trail, and the falls throw rainbows all afternoon.
- The falls half-freeze into ice sculpture and the gorges close — winter is for wine-trail tasting rooms with fireplaces.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.6°C | −1.5°C | 60 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |
| February | −8.4°C | −0.4°C | 57 mm | 10.3 h | ❄ |
| March | −4.6°C | 4.8°C | 68 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | 1.1°C | 12.3°C | 82 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | 7.9°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm | 14.4 h | |
| June | 13.3°C | 24.1°C | 101 mm | 15.1 h | |
| July | 16.2°C | 27.2°C | 101 mm | 14.8 h | |
| August | 15.5°C | 26.6°C | 96 mm | 13.7 h | |
| September | 11.5°C | 22.9°C | 98 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 5.3°C | 14.8°C | 102 mm | 10.8 h | |
| November | −0.5°C | 7.8°C | 70 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| December | −5.0°C | 1.3°C | 77 mm | 8.9 h | ❄ |