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United States / New York / Corning Metro Area / Steuben County / Caton / Zip Codes
Caton, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 70°F while the winter average is 20°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with slightly more rain in the spring months than the rest of the year. Snowfall in Caton can vary greatly from year to year but averages around 50 inches per year.

Caton, New York gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Caton averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Caton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Caton 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Caton is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Caton, 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 Caton with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Caton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Caton are August, June and July.
In Caton, 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 Caton with an average of 12.8°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Caton, there are 165.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Caton, there are 9.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Caton 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.
June is the wettest month in Caton with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in Caton means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Caton with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 139.9 rainy days annually in Caton, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.3 inches in Caton means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Caton with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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