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United States / New York / Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area / Saratoga County / Halfmoon / Zip Codes
Halfmoon, NY has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the low-70s Fahrenheit during the day to the mid-50s at night. Winter temperatures can dip into the low 20s, with snowfall averaging around 25 inches per season. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain annually, which is spread evenly throughout the year.

Halfmoon, New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Halfmoon averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Halfmoon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Halfmoon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Halfmoon is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Halfmoon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHalfmoon, New YorkUnited States
  40.8 in.38.1 in.
  57.8 in.27.8 in.
  135.6 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  13.8°21.7°
  6.77
  3.54.3
  279 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 Halfmoon with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Halfmoon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Halfmoon are June, August and September.
In Halfmoon, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Halfmoon with an average of 13.8°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Halfmoon, there are 136.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Halfmoon, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Halfmoon but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Halfmoon with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Halfmoon means that it is drier than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Halfmoon with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 135.6 rainy days annually in Halfmoon, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 57.8 inches in Halfmoon means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Halfmoon with 17.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Dan · Waterford, NY
Nice...but not for much longer
Over 17 years ago

Grew up in Halfmoon, lived here for nearly 25 years. I have family stretching back about 150 years in the area. It's another one of those cases where developers got a  More

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