Poughkeepsie town, NY Climate


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Poughkeepsie town in New York enjoys a mild climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-60s to the upper 80s. Winters are cold with temperatures regularly dropping below freezing and occasionally reaching as low as zero degrees or lower. Spring is generally quite wet, while fall brings beautiful color changes to the landscape. Snowfall is relatively common, sometimes accumulating up to one foot at a time. Overall, Poughkeepsie town enjoys a mild climate that allows for outdoor activities all year round.

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

Poughkeepsie town averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Poughkeepsie town. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Poughkeepsie town gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Poughkeepsie town is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Poughkeepsie town, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePoughkeepsie town, New YorkUnited States
  47.2 in.38.1 in.
  40.9 in.27.8 in.
  124.2 days106.2 days
  167 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  15.9°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  535 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 Poughkeepsie town with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Poughkeepsie town, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Poughkeepsie town are June, September and August.
In Poughkeepsie town, there are 12.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Poughkeepsie town with an average of 15.9°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Poughkeepsie town, there are 137.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Poughkeepsie town, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Poughkeepsie town 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.
July is the wettest month in Poughkeepsie town with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Poughkeepsie town means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Poughkeepsie town with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 124.2 rainy days annually in Poughkeepsie town, which is about average compared to other 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 40.9 inches in Poughkeepsie town means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Poughkeepsie town with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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