Colton, NY Climate


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Colton, New York gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colton averages 83 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Colton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 6
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 83 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Colton is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Colton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColton, New YorkUnited States
  40.2 in.38.1 in.
  83.2 in.27.8 in.
  157.9 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  78.7°85.8°
  5.6°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  873 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 Colton with an average high temperature of 78.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Colton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colton are July, August and June.
In Colton, there are 1.6 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 Colton with an average of 5.6°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Colton, there are 160.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Colton, there are 28.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Colton 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 Colton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 40.2 inches in Colton means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Colton with 15.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.9 rainy days. There are 157.9 rainy days annually in Colton, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 83.2 inches in Colton means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Colton with 20.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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