Dansville, NY Climate

Dansville, NY is located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York and has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and humid, with average temperatures reaching into the high 70s while nights cool off to around 50 degrees. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging around 25 degrees Fahrenheit and below during the coldest months. The area receives an average of 40 inches of snowfall annually, making it a great spot for winter activities like skiing and snowshoeing. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average total of 38 inches annually.

Climate	Dansville, 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.