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United States / New York / Watertown-Fort Drum Metro Area / Jefferson County / Hounsfield / Zip Codes
Hounsfield, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the summer months is around 68°F while winter temperatures typically stay between 15-25°F. Precipitation occurs throughout the year with an average of 38 inches annually. Snowfall in Hounsfield typically occurs from November to April, with an average of 80 inches per year.

Hounsfield, New York gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hounsfield averages 110 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Hounsfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hounsfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 9
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 110 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hounsfield is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Hounsfield, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Hounsfield with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Hounsfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hounsfield are August, July and June.
In Hounsfield, there are 2.0 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 Hounsfield with an average of 9.3°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Hounsfield, there are 147.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Hounsfield, there are 21.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Hounsfield is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
November is the wettest month in Hounsfield with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Hounsfield means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Hounsfield with 17.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 161.6 rainy days annually in Hounsfield, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 109.7 inches in Hounsfield means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Hounsfield with 32.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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