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United States / New York / Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area / St. Lawrence County / Canton / Zip Codes
Canton, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures reach into the low 80s in July and August, while January is an average of 18 degrees. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall in the winter months. Winters can be very cold with temperatures falling below zero degrees Fahrenheit on occasion. Humidity levels are usually high during the summer months. The area experiences all four seasons and receives an average of 40 inches of snow each year.

Canton, New York gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Canton averages 67 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 Canton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Canton is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Canton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCanton, New YorkUnited States
  38.5 in.38.1 in.
  66.9 in.27.8 in.
  147.1 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  5.1°21.7°
  6.27
  3.14.3
  377 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 Canton with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Canton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Canton are August, July and June.
In Canton, there are 2.3 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 Canton with an average of 5.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Canton, there are 161.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Canton, there are 29.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Canton 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 Canton with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.5 inches in Canton means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Canton with 13.7 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 147.1 rainy days annually in Canton, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 66.9 inches in Canton means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Canton with 17.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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