Gardiner, NY Climate


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Gardiner, NY is a picturesque town located in the Hudson Valley with a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures usually reaching into the mid-80s and occasional bouts of heat waves. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing overnight and snowfall averaging around 32 inches per year. Spring and fall tend to be milder seasons, but occasionally experience extreme weather such as severe thunderstorms or heavy rainfall events. Gardiner has four distinct seasons that provide residents with an abundance of outdoor activities all year round.

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

Gardiner averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Gardiner. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gardiner gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gardiner is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Gardiner, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGardiner, New YorkUnited States
  46.3 in.38.1 in.
  40.9 in.27.8 in.
  119.6 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  14.5°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  315 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 Gardiner with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Gardiner, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gardiner are June, September and August.
In Gardiner, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gardiner with an average of 14.5°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Gardiner, there are 146.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Gardiner, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gardiner but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Gardiner with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Gardiner means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Gardiner with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in Gardiner, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.9 inches in Gardiner means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Gardiner with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 5 years ago

Awesome little town in the Hudson Valley; a zero light town center with a pizza restaurant, craft cocktail pub, hardware store, general store, dog grooming  More

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