The Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area is located in northern New York state near Lake Ontario and the Canadian border, 70 miles north of Syracuse. Watertown is one of the smaller metros in the United States and is comprised of Jefferson county.

The many benefits of living in the Watertown metro include low crime, comfortable summers and affordability. The region features a coastal shoreline, which is a great recreation resource.

Some disadvantages of the Watertown metro area include rainy days, gloomy weather and harsh winters.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York. July, August and June are the most pleasant months while January and February are the least comfortable months.

In the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85 degrees. The most pleasant months of the year for the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area are August, July and June. July is the hottest month for the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area with an average high temperature of 79.5 degrees, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area with an average of 9.0 degrees. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

The annual rainfall of 40.4 inches in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area means that it is drier than most places in New York. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% falls in Spring, which is the driest season. November is the wettest month in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches.

Humidity in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area 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.

An annual snowfall of 109.5 inches in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area with 31.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.