Rensselaer Falls, NY Climate


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Rensselaer Falls, NY is home to a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The summers in Rensselaer Falls are warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the high 80s Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cold with temperatures dropping down into the teens and twenties. Springtime usually brings mild temperatures and plenty of rain while fall tends to be cool and dry. Overall, Rensselaer Falls enjoys a pleasant variety of weather throughout the year which makes it an ideal place to live or visit.

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

Rensselaer Falls averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Rensselaer Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rensselaer Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateRensselaer Falls, New YorkUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  71.9 in.27.8 in.
  141.4 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  79.6°85.8°
  5.1°21.7°
  6.27
  3.14.3
  328 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 Rensselaer Falls with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Rensselaer Falls, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rensselaer Falls are August, July and June.
In Rensselaer Falls, there are 2.4 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 Rensselaer Falls with an average of 5.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Rensselaer Falls, there are 161.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Rensselaer Falls, there are 29.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Rensselaer Falls 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 Rensselaer Falls with 3.9 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 37.0 inches in Rensselaer Falls means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Rensselaer Falls with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 141.4 rainy days annually in Rensselaer Falls, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Winter 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 71.9 inches in Rensselaer Falls means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Rensselaer Falls with 18.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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