Gilbertsville, NY Climate


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Gilbertsville, NY has a humid continental climate, making for long and cold winters with an average temperature of 28°F and mild summers with an average temperature of 66°F. The area gets an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, with snowfall being consistent from mid-November to mid-March. Winters are cloudy and snowy while summers tend to be sunny and pleasant. The hottest day on record in Gilbertsville was August 9th, 1966 with a temperature of 103°F.

Gilbertsville, New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Gilbertsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilbertsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gilbertsville is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Gilbertsville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGilbertsville, New YorkUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  75.5 in.27.8 in.
  144.2 days106.2 days
  165 days205 days
  79.6°85.8°
  11.4°21.7°
  6.37
  3.34.3
  1093 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 Gilbertsville with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Gilbertsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilbertsville are August, July and June.
In Gilbertsville, there are 2.6 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 Gilbertsville with an average of 11.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Gilbertsville, there are 163.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Gilbertsville, 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 Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in Gilbertsville means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Gilbertsville with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 144.2 rainy days annually in Gilbertsville, which is rainier than most 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 75.5 inches in Gilbertsville means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Gilbertsville with 20.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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