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United States / New York / Rochester Metro Area / Orleans County / Barre / Zip Codes
Barre, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures in the 70s and occasional heat waves. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging in the mid-20s and plenty of snowfall. Spring and autumn are moderate but tend to have more rainfall than other seasons. The area is known for its changeable weather patterns, so it can be hard to predict what the day will bring!

Barre, New York gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barre averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Barre. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barre gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barre is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Barre, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarre, New YorkUnited States
  36.1 in.38.1 in.
  66.7 in.27.8 in.
  150.7 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  18.0°21.7°
  6.67
  3.24.3
  655 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 Barre with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In Barre, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barre are June, August and July.
In Barre, there are 4.4 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 Barre with an average of 18.0°. This is warmer than most places in New York.
In Barre, there are 125.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.
In Barre, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
Humidity in Barre is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Barre with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Barre means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Barre with 15.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 150.7 rainy days annually in Barre, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 66.7 inches in Barre means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Barre with 18.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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