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United States / New York / Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia Metro Area / Chautauqua County / French Creek / Zip Codes
French Creek, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 78°F and in the winter it drops to an average of 24°F. Rainfall is evenly spread out throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches annually. Snowfall can also vary greatly from one year to the next, with an average of 59 inches each season. Winters tend to be quite cold and snowy, while summers are often warm and humid.

French Creek, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

French Creek averages 152 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 French Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

French Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 15
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 152 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for French Creek is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in French Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFrench Creek, New YorkUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  152.1 in.27.8 in.
  169.2 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  79.7°85.8°
  14.9°21.7°
  67
  3.34.3
  1417 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 French Creek with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In French Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for French Creek are August, June and July.
In French Creek, there are 2.2 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 French Creek with an average of 14.9°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In French Creek, there are 154.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In French Creek, there are 10.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in French Creek 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 French Creek with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in French Creek means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in French Creek with 19.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 169.2 rainy days annually in French Creek, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 152.1 inches in French Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. December is the snowiest month in French Creek with 40.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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