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How Often Ithaca Has Cold Temperatures. On the coldest winter nights at Ithaca, the thermometer drops to 0 Â°F (-18 Â°C) or even lower. On average, nine nights a year, scattered from December to March, get that cold. Ithaca also averages 49 days a year when the daytime temperature stays below freezing.
During the summer months the temperature may occasionally reach the upper 30's but due to the cooling factor of the frequent winds an average of 28Â°C can be expected. Winters on the island are mild with an average temperature of 15Â°. It is only on very rare occasions the thermometer may reach freezing. Due to the moderating influence of the surrounding sea the island's temperatures are usually 2 degrees warmer in the winter and 2 degrees cooler in the summer than mainland Athens.