Dunkirk, NY Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Dunkirk, a city in Chautauqua County, New York.

Overnight

55°F

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.

7-day forecast for Dunkirk

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	55°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 mph E	2%
Saturday	71°F	Partly Sunny	7 mph E	6%
Saturday Night	56°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	7 mph SE	77%
Sunday	67°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 13 mph N	86%
Sunday Night	49°F	Mostly Cloudy	8 to 13 mph NE	10%
Monday	64°F	Mostly Cloudy	12 to 15 mph NE	2%
Monday Night	47°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph NE	17%
Tuesday	64°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	14 mph E	23%
Tuesday Night	50°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph E	33%
Wednesday	64°F	Chance Rain Showers	13 mph E	37%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	7 to 13 mph E	42%
Thursday	65°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	10 mph E	40%
Thursday Night	51°F	Chance Rain Showers	6 to 10 mph E	31%
Friday	66°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	6 to 13 mph NE	15%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Dunkirk (42.481, -79.333). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Dunkirk

Last spring frost

Apr 30

First fall frost

Oct 23

Growing season

175 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Dunkirk: nearby ZIP 14048 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · New York frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Dunkirk, Ny (1.5 mi from Dunkirk). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.