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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Sullivan County / Bethel / Zip Codes
Bethel, NY has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. It is located in the Catskill Mountain region of New York, so it receives plenty of snowfall each season. Average temperatures range from 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit in January to 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit in July. Rainfall is also distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, with precipitation levels averaging 41 inches annually. Winters can be very cold and icy, while summers are usually moderate and pleasant. The surrounding mountains also provide protection from extreme weather conditions that sometimes occur elsewhere in the state.

Bethel, New York gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bethel averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Bethel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bethel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 14
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bethel is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Bethel, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBethel, New YorkUnited States
  50.8 in.38.1 in.
  61.7 in.27.8 in.
  131.3 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  80.2°85.8°
  13.8°21.7°
  6.67
  3.54.3
  1325 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 Bethel with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Bethel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bethel are August, June and July.
In Bethel, there are 2.7 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 Bethel with an average of 13.8°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Bethel, there are 157.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Bethel, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
Humidity in Bethel 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.
September is the wettest month in Bethel with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in Bethel means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Bethel with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 131.3 rainy days annually in Bethel, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 61.7 inches in Bethel means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Bethel with 17.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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