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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Essex County / Elizabethtown / Zip Codes
Elizabethtown, NY has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months average temperatures range between 75°F (24°C) and 85°F (29°C), while temperatures during winter months can reach as low as 25°F (-4°C). Precipitation is distributed throughout the year with each season having measurable rainfall, although July tends to be the wettest month of the year. Snowfall in the area averages around 35 inches per year.

Elizabethtown, New York gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elizabethtown averages 67 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Elizabethtown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabethtown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 67 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elizabethtown is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Elizabethtown, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElizabethtown, New YorkUnited States
  35.4 in.38.1 in.
  67.0 in.27.8 in.
  122.4 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  7.5°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  564 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 Elizabethtown with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Elizabethtown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elizabethtown are August, June and July.
In Elizabethtown, there are 5.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elizabethtown with an average of 7.5°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Elizabethtown, there are 162.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Elizabethtown, there are 22.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Elizabethtown 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.
August is the wettest month in Elizabethtown with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in Elizabethtown means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
June is the rainiest month in Elizabethtown with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 122.4 rainy days annually in Elizabethtown, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 67.0 inches in Elizabethtown means that it is snowier than most places in New York. December is the snowiest month in Elizabethtown with 15.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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