DeKalb Junction, NY Climate


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
DeKalb Junction, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from seven degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to eighty-three degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Precipitation is also common throughout the year, with an average of thirty-nine inches of rain annually. Snowfall averages around seventy-two inches per season.

DeKalb Junction, New York gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

DeKalb Junction averages 74 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 DeKalb Junction. The US average is 205 sunny days.

DeKalb Junction gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for DeKalb Junction is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in DeKalb Junction, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDeKalb Junction, New YorkUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  73.9 in.27.8 in.
  142.9 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  5.0°21.7°
  6.27
  3.14.3
  449 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 DeKalb Junction with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In DeKalb Junction, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for DeKalb Junction are August, July and June.
In DeKalb Junction, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for DeKalb Junction with an average of 5.0°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In DeKalb Junction, there are 161.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In DeKalb Junction, there are 29.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in DeKalb Junction 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.
October is the wettest month in DeKalb Junction with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in DeKalb Junction means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in DeKalb Junction with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 142.9 rainy days annually in DeKalb Junction, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 73.9 inches in DeKalb Junction means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in DeKalb Junction with 19.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare DeKalb Junction,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in DeKalb Junction, New York to any other city in the US.