Hankins, NY Climate

Hankins, NY has a typical northeastern climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s, while winters are cold with temperatures dropping below freezing. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall occurring frequently in winter months. Hankins also experiences four distinct seasons, spring through fall bringing pleasant weather and mild temperatures.

Climate	Hankins, New York	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.