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United States / New York / Plattsburgh Metro Area / Clinton County / Champlain / Zip Codes
Champlain, NY has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and warm summers. Winters are usually quite snowy and windy, with average temperatures ranging between the low 20s to the mid 30s. Summers in Champlain are usually humid and hot, with average temperatures in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Rainfall is generally spread out over the year, but tends to be heavier during spring and summer months.

Champlain, New York gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Champlain averages 63 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Champlain. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Champlain gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Champlain is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Champlain, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChamplain, New YorkUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  62.9 in.27.8 in.
  134.0 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  79.8°85.8°
  7.9°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  105 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 Champlain with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Champlain, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Champlain are August, July and June.
In Champlain, there are 3.0 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 Champlain with an average of 7.9°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Champlain, there are 150.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Champlain, there are 20.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Champlain 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.
August is the wettest month in Champlain with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in Champlain means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Champlain with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 134.0 rainy days annually in Champlain, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 62.9 inches in Champlain means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Champlain with 15.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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