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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Chenango County / Afton / Zip Codes
Afton, NY has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer ranges from around 75°F during the day to around 50°F at night, while winter temperatures average between 25–35°F during the day and 5–15°F at night. The area experiences moderate to heavy snowfall throughout the winter months, with an average of around 44 inches of snow each year. Precipitation is generally light to moderate throughout the year.

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

Afton averages 71 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Afton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Afton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 12
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 71 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Afton is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Afton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Afton with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Afton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Afton are August, June and July.
In Afton, there are 4.0 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 Afton with an average of 12.2°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Afton, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Afton, there are 11.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Afton 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 Afton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Afton means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Afton with 14.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in Afton, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 71.3 inches in Afton means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Afton with 20.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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