East Marion, NY Climate

East Marion, NY has a temperate climate with cold and often snowy winters and warm summers. The average temperature in winter is around 23°F, while the average temperature in summer is around 70°F. East Marion also experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year with an average of 40 inches per year. The area can experience strong winds in fall and winter, but it generally remains mild throughout the year.

East Marion, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Marion averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in East Marion. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Marion gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Marion is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in East Marion, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	East Marion, New York	United States
	48.0 in.	38.1 in.
	26.1 in.	27.8 in.
	114.5 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	79.8°	85.8°
	23.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.7	4.3
	33 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 East Marion with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In East Marion, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Marion are August, July and June.

In East Marion, there are 2.0 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 East Marion with an average of 23.2°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In East Marion, there are 98.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In East Marion, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in East Marion but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in East Marion with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in East Marion means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in East Marion with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 114.5 rainy days annually in East Marion, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.1 inches in East Marion means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in East Marion with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.