Fayetteville, NY Climate


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Fayetteville, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and autumn offer mild temperatures and pleasant weather throughout the season. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year, with an average of around 42 inches per year. The area is known for its thunderstorms during the summer months, so it's important to be prepared for extreme weather conditions at any time.

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

Fayetteville averages 105 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Fayetteville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fayetteville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 105 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fayetteville is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Fayetteville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFayetteville, New YorkUnited States
  41.5 in.38.1 in.
  104.5 in.27.8 in.
  165.8 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  15.1°21.7°
  6.37
  3.24.3
  535 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 Fayetteville with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In Fayetteville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fayetteville are June, August and July.
In Fayetteville, there are 5.6 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 Fayetteville with an average of 15.1°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Fayetteville, there are 133.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Fayetteville, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
Humidity in Fayetteville 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.
September is the wettest month in Fayetteville with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Fayetteville means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Fayetteville with 17.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 165.8 rainy days annually in Fayetteville, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 104.5 inches in Fayetteville means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Fayetteville with 29.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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As a real estate professional I will tell you that the housing market in zip code 13066 is stable, but still favors the buyer. There are less homes available to it's  More

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Fayetteville, NY is a quiet village/town with many services and a very stable community. It is quiet and well  More

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Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (F-M for short) is widely reknowned as the area's premiere public school district- Consisted of 3 Elementary's (K-4), 2  More

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