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United States / New York / Rochester Metro Area / Wayne County / Butler / Zip Codes
Butler, NY has a humid continental climate, which has four distinct seasons with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 80°F (27°C) while the average temperature in winter is around 25°F (-4°C). Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, although snowfall does vary by season. Snowfall can range from 10 - 20 inches over the course of a season. Thunderstorms are common during warmer weather months as well.

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

Butler averages 80 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Butler. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Butler gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 17
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Butler, while January and December 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 Butler with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Butler, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Butler are August, June and July.
In Butler, there are 5.0 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 Butler with an average of 16.7°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Butler, there are 129.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Butler, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
Humidity in Butler is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Butler with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in Butler means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Butler with 14.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 140.2 rainy days annually in Butler, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 80.3 inches in Butler means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Butler with 25.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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