Copake Falls, NY Climate

Copake Falls, NY has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in winter ranges from 18-25°F and in summer it averages 66-76°F. The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation a year, mostly rain during the warmer months. Winters are often snowy and can bring plenty of snowfall, though there is no exact estimate. Copake Falls is known for its beautiful foliage in both the spring and autumn seasons, as the area experiences all four distinct seasons throughout the year.

Climate	Copake Falls, New York	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.