Auburn in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Auburn sees average daytime highs around 55°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 11.6 in of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 37°F in early March to 71°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Auburn's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Auburn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 55°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 38°F
Precipitation: 11.6 in; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 7 mph
Travel score: 3.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Auburn in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 37°F in early March to 71°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Auburn reaches about 55°F and drops to 38°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Auburn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 45 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

6 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Auburn weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	3.2	14.1	13.1	9.2	0.0
Feb	33° / 19°	2.8	11.5	10.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	42° / 26°	3.6	13.2	7.2	11.6	0.4
Apr	55° / 38°	4.2	13.8	2.5	13.1	3.3
May	67° / 48°	3.8	13	0.1	14.4	5.7
Jun	76° / 58°	4.3	13.2	0	15.1	6.3
Jul	80° / 63°	4.4	13.2	0	14.8	6.2
Aug	78° / 62°	3.8	12.2	0	13.8	6.5
Sep	71° / 54°	3.9	10.4	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	59° / 44°	4.4	13.3	0.2	10.8	4.1
Nov	47° / 34°	3.6	13.7	4.3	9.5	1.3
Dec	36° / 26°	3.7	14.9	10.6	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Auburn gets around 11.6 in of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 14 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Auburn?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Auburn.

What to pack for Auburn in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Auburn sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 38°F. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Auburn in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 39°F across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 15 to Sep 13 — about 2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	40	37	37	38	43	57	69	72	68	58	50	44
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	40	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	37	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	43	Bracing
Jun	57	Bracing
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	72	Refreshing
Sep	68	Cool
Oct	58	Bracing
Nov	50	Bracing
Dec	44	Bracing

UV index in Auburn in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auburn peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	8	8	8	6	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Auburn?

Auburn sits at 42.9°N, 76.6°W, 686 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Syracuse, 22 mi away.

Topography around Auburn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Auburn.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Auburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 ft around an average of 699 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,067 ft.

The land around Auburn is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 2 miles, trees (40%) and cropland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (56%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

312 ft

trees 49%

10 miles

1,070 ft

trees 40%

50 miles

2,067 ft

trees 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Syracuse 22 mi · Clay 27 mi · Cicero 28 mi · Cortland 30 mi · Ithaca 34 mi · Oswego 36 mi · Brighton 52 mi · Henrietta 53 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Auburn (42.9317°, -76.5661°, elevation 686 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.