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United States / New York / Olean Metro Area / Cattaraugus County / Dayton / Zip Codes
Dayton, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 72°F (22°C), while the average winter temperature is around 22°F (-6°C). During the summer months, there are usually warm to hot days with occasional thunderstorms. In winter, snowfall can occur from November to April and temperatures often dip below freezing. The area receives an average of 46 inches (117 cm) of precipitation each year.

Dayton, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dayton averages 113 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Dayton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dayton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 14
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 113 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Dayton, 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 Dayton with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Dayton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dayton are August, June and July.
In Dayton, there are 3.4 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 Dayton with an average of 14.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Dayton, there are 155.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Dayton, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Dayton 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 Dayton with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Dayton means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Dayton with 18.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.5 rainy days. There are 167.8 rainy days annually in Dayton, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 113.4 inches in Dayton means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Dayton with 30.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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