Wynantskill, NY Climate

Wynantskill, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in the summer reach around 85°F while average lows in winter dip to around 18°F. The area receives an average of 39 inches of rain per year, spread out over the course of 122 days. Snowfall averages around 58 inches each year. This climate is typical for the northeastern United States.

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

Wynantskill averages 57 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 Wynantskill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wynantskill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wynantskill is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wynantskill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wynantskill, New York	United States
	42.1 in.	38.1 in.
	57.0 in.	27.8 in.
	132.5 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	14.5°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.3	4.3
	335 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 Wynantskill with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Wynantskill, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wynantskill are June, August and September.

In Wynantskill, there are 9.6 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 Wynantskill with an average of 14.5°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In Wynantskill, there are 132.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In Wynantskill, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in Wynantskill 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.

July is the wettest month in Wynantskill with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 42.1 inches in Wynantskill means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Wynantskill with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 132.5 rainy days annually in Wynantskill, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 57.0 inches in Wynantskill means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Wynantskill with 16.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.