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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Delaware County / Downsville / Zip Codes
Downsville, NY has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The summer months are warm and humid, while winter is typically cold and snowy. Average monthly temperatures range from a low of 23°F in January to a high of 75°F in July. Precipitation is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year, averaging 39 inches per year with the most occurring in June. Snowfall averages 56 inches annually, with most snowfall occurring in December through March.

Downsville, New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Downsville averages 76 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Downsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Downsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 172 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 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Downsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Downsville with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Downsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Downsville are August, July and June.
In Downsville, there are 1.8 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 Downsville with an average of 11.0°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Downsville, there are 167.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Downsville, there are 13.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Downsville 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.
July is the wettest month in Downsville with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Downsville means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Downsville with 16.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 12.5 rainy days. There are 172.1 rainy days annually in Downsville, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 75.6 inches in Downsville means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Downsville with 20.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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