New Castle, NY Climate

New Castle, NY has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 81°F and the average low in the winter is around 15°F. Precipitation is quite common throughout the year with most of it occurring during the summer months. Snowfall varies but can be seen as early as October through late April depending on the year. New Castle experiences all four seasons and offers a variety of outdoor activities for visitors throughout the year.

New Castle, New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Castle averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in New Castle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Castle is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter

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

Climate	New Castle, New York	United States
	50.2 in.	38.1 in.
	32.4 in.	27.8 in.
	119.7 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	82.7°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.6	4.3
	476 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 New Castle with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In New Castle, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Castle are June, August and September.

In New Castle, there are 8.1 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 New Castle with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In New Castle, there are 112.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In New Castle, there are 1.7 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 New Castle 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.

September is the wettest month in New Castle with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in New Castle means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in New Castle with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in New Castle, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.4 inches in New Castle means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in New Castle with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.