Chateaugay, NY Climate


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Chateaugay, NY experiences a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average high temperature in the summer is 78°F, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 17°F. The area receives an average of 36 inches of snowfall annually and rainfall usually totals around 40 inches each year. The area can experience thunderstorms throughout the warmer months, but these are usually mild. Winters tend to bring more extreme weather such as heavy snow and ice storms which can be disruptive to travel and outdoor activities.

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

Chateaugay averages 95 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Chateaugay. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chateaugay 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 95 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chateaugay is 6.0 (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 Chateaugay, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChateaugay, New YorkUnited States
  37.8 in.38.1 in.
  95.4 in.27.8 in.
  152.4 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  77.8°85.8°
  6.3°21.7°
  67
  2.94.3
  945 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 Chateaugay with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Chateaugay, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chateaugay are July, August and June.
In Chateaugay, there are 1.2 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 Chateaugay with an average of 6.3°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Chateaugay, there are 162.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Chateaugay, there are 26.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Chateaugay 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 Chateaugay with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in Chateaugay means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Chateaugay with 14.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.2 rainy days. There are 152.4 rainy days annually in Chateaugay, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 95.4 inches in Chateaugay means that it is snowier than most places in New York. December is the snowiest month in Chateaugay with 20.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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