Tupper Lake, NY Climate


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Tupper Lake, NY has a humid continental climate with relatively cold and snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Tupper Lake is around 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius), and the average winter temperatures can fall below freezing. Snowfall averages just over 100 inches (254 centimeters) during the winter months while rainfall averages about 36 inches (91 centimeters) throughout the year. During the summer months, highs typically range from 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit (21-27 degrees Celsius) with lows averaging around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit (10-15 degrees Celsius).

Tupper Lake, New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tupper Lake averages 108 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Tupper Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tupper Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 108 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tupper Lake is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 2.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Tupper Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTupper Lake, New YorkUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  108.0 in.27.8 in.
  169.0 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  75.6°85.8°
  2.8°21.7°
  5.57
  2.94.3
  1598 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 Tupper Lake with an average high temperature of 75.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Tupper Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tupper Lake are July, August and June.
In Tupper Lake, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tupper Lake with an average of 2.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Tupper Lake, there are 190.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Tupper Lake, there are 39.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Tupper Lake 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.
July is the wettest month in Tupper Lake with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 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 42.4 inches in Tupper Lake means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Tupper Lake with 17.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.3 rainy days. There are 169.0 rainy days annually in Tupper Lake, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 108.0 inches in Tupper Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Tupper Lake with 25.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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