Vassar College, NY Climate

Vassar College, located in the town of Poughkeepsie in New York, enjoys a relatively mild climate year-round. Temperatures during the summer months average around 70°F (21°C) and winter temperatures hover around 30°F (-1°C). The area experiences moderate precipitation throughout the year with snowfall typically occurring from November to April. The Vassar campus is filled with lush green grass and trees as the campus is surrounded by many acres of protected woodlands and nature trails. With its temperate climate and pastoral surroundings, Vassar offers students an idyllic escape from city life.

Climate	Vassar College, New York	United States
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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.