St. Lawrence County, NY Climate

The climate in St. Lawrence County, NY is typically classified as humid continental. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging from the single digits to the low twenties Fahrenheit. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures typically reaching into the high seventies and low eighties Fahrenheit. In addition to this normal seasonal temperature range, St. Lawrence County also experiences bouts of extreme weather, including heavy snowfall in the winter and intense thunderstorms in the summer months. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, although spring tends to be the wettest season with an average of about 4 inches per month.

St. Lawrence County, New York gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Lawrence County averages 83 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in St. Lawrence County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Lawrence County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Lawrence County is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in St. Lawrence County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	St. Lawrence, New York	United States
	39.3 in.	38.1 in.
	83.3 in.	27.8 in.
	151.9 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	79.1°	85.8°
	5.3°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.1	4.3
	809 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for St. Lawrence County with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In St. Lawrence County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Lawrence County are August, July and June.

In St. Lawrence County, there are 2.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Lawrence County with an average of 5.3°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In St. Lawrence County, there are 162.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In St. Lawrence County, there are 29.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in St. Lawrence County is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in St. Lawrence County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in St. Lawrence County means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in St. Lawrence County with 14.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 151.9 rainy days annually in St. Lawrence County, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 83.3 inches in St. Lawrence County means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in St. Lawrence County with 21.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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