New Hartford, NY Climate


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New Hartford, NY has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures average in the mid-80s Fahrenheit and in the winter it generally gets down into the high 20s. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation each year. Snowfall in New Hartford varies greatly from year to year ranging anywhere from 30 inches to over 100 inches annually. It can get very windy here too as Lake Ontario is close by and that can increase wind speeds throughout the area.

New Hartford, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in New Hartford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Hartford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 12
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 95 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Hartford is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in New Hartford, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Hartford, New YorkUnited States
  47.1 in.38.1 in.
  95.3 in.27.8 in.
  165.4 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  12.0°21.7°
  6.27
  3.24.3
  541 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 Hartford with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In New Hartford, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Hartford are August, June and July.
In New Hartford, there are 3.2 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 New Hartford with an average of 12.0°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In New Hartford, there are 147.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In New Hartford, there are 11.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in New Hartford 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.
October is the wettest month in New Hartford with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.1 inches in New Hartford means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in New Hartford with 17.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 165.4 rainy days annually in New Hartford, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 95.3 inches in New Hartford means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in New Hartford with 29.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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