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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.
Like most well-educated cities, Ithaca has a large population of young people, many of whom attend Cornell University. Compared to the nation, the city had twice the proportion of 20-24 year old residents. The presence of a large research institution has a positive impact on the areaâs economy.