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United States / New York / Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area / Saratoga County / Saratoga / Zip Codes
Saratoga, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in the summer months are in the high 70s while winter temperatures often dip into the teens. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snowfall during the winter months and light rains through spring and fall. The area experiences four distinct seasons that can bring changes in temperature, precipitation levels, and other weather patterns.

Saratoga, New York gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saratoga averages 60 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 Saratoga. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saratoga gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Saratoga is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Saratoga, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSaratoga, New YorkUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  60.1 in.27.8 in.
  129.3 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  10.7°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  259 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 Saratoga with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Saratoga, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Saratoga are June, August and July.
In Saratoga, there are 6.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Saratoga with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Saratoga, there are 151.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Saratoga, there are 15.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Saratoga is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Saratoga with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Saratoga means that it is drier than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Saratoga with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 129.3 rainy days annually in Saratoga, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 60.1 inches in Saratoga means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Saratoga with 19.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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