Zip 14171 (West Valley, NY) Climate

14171 West Valley, NY has a temperate climate with humid summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 43°F (6°C), with the hottest days of summer reaching highs of around 79°F (26°C) in July, and the coldest days of winter dropping to lows of around 17°F (-8°C) in January. The region sees an average of 55 inches (140 cm) of precipitation annually, mostly falling as rain during spring and summer months with some snowfall during the winter months.

West Valley (zip 14171), New York gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Valley (zip 14171) averages 106 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in West Valley (zip 14171). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Valley (zip 14171) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 175 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 106 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14171 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 14171 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	West Valley, New York	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	105.6 in.	27.8 in.
	174.8 days	106.2 days
	157 days	205 days
	78.2°	85.8°
	13.6°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.2	4.3
	1490 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 the 14171 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 14171 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 14171 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 14171 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 14171 zip code with an average of 13.6°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14171 zip code, there are 154.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14171 zip code, there are 10.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14171 zip code 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 the 14171 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 14171 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 14171 zip code with 18.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 12.0 rainy days. There are 174.8 rainy days annually in the 14171 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 105.6 inches in the 14171 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14171 zip code with 28.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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