Dundee, NY Climate


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Dundee, NY has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The temperature typically ranges from an average low of 26°F in January to an average high of 79°F in July. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with about 39 inches of rainfall annually. Snowfall averages about 50 inches per year. Dundee experiences all four seasons and temperatures can be quite variable from day to day.

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

Dundee averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Dundee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dundee gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 15
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dundee is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

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

  ClimateDundee, New YorkUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  56.7 in.27.8 in.
  154.3 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  6.57
  3.44.3
  984 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 Dundee with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Dundee, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dundee are August, July and June.
In Dundee, there are 4.0 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 Dundee with an average of 14.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Dundee, there are 149.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Dundee, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Dundee 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.
June is the wettest month in Dundee with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 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 Dundee means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Dundee with 14.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 154.3 rainy days annually in Dundee, 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 Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 56.7 inches in Dundee means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Dundee with 14.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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