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United States / New York / Syracuse Metro Area / Oswego County / Amboy / Zip Codes
Amboy, NY has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average July temperature is around 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23°C) while the average January temperature is around 22 degrees Fahrenheit (-6°C). No matter the season, Amboy has a variety of precipitation that ranges from light snow showers to heavy thunderstorms. In an average year, the city receives around 35 inches (889mm) of precipitation in total.

Amboy, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Amboy averages 144 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 Amboy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Amboy 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 144 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Amboy is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Amboy, 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 Amboy with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Amboy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Amboy are August, June and July.
In Amboy, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Amboy with an average of 10.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Amboy, there are 153.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Amboy, there are 11.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Amboy 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 Amboy with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Amboy means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Amboy with 17.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 165.9 rainy days annually in Amboy, 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 143.8 inches in Amboy means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Amboy with 43.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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