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United States / New York / Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area / St. Lawrence County / Clifton / Zip Codes
Clifton, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are characterized by high temperatures and humidity levels, while the winters bring colder temperatures, snow storms, and icy winds. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year, with average precipitation ranging from 2-4 inches per month. The town experiences all four seasons in extreme temperatures and fluctuating weather patterns that can be unpredictable at times.

Clifton, New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clifton averages 130 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 Clifton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clifton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 130 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clifton is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 2.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Clifton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClifton, New YorkUnited States
  45.5 in.38.1 in.
  129.8 in.27.8 in.
  170.2 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  77.6°85.8°
  4.6°21.7°
  5.77
  3.14.3
  1499 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 Clifton with an average high temperature of 77.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Clifton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clifton are July, August and June.
In Clifton, there are 1.4 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 Clifton with an average of 4.6°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Clifton, there are 168.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Clifton, there are 33.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Clifton 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 Clifton with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in Clifton means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Clifton with 17.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 12.5 rainy days. There are 170.2 rainy days annually in Clifton, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 129.8 inches in Clifton means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Clifton with 34.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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