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United States / New York / Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia Metro Area / Chautauqua County / Jamestown / Zip Codes
Jamestown, NY has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The city is considered to have a fairly balanced four-season climate, with precipitation occurring throughout the year. Summer temperatures can get quite hot during the day, and in the winter months temperatures can dip below freezing at night. During spring and fall, temperatures are usually mild and pleasant. Overall, Jamestown is a great place to visit or live due to its temperate climate and variety of seasonal weather patterns.

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

Jamestown averages 107 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Jamestown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jamestown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 14
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 107 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jamestown is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Jamestown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJamestown, New YorkUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  107.4 in.27.8 in.
  170.1 days106.2 days
  158 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  6.27
  3.34.3
  1378 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 Jamestown with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Jamestown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jamestown are August, June and July.
In Jamestown, there are 3.6 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 Jamestown with an average of 14.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Jamestown, there are 156.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Jamestown, there are 10.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Jamestown 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.
June is the wettest month in Jamestown with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Jamestown means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Jamestown with 18.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.8 rainy days. There are 170.1 rainy days annually in Jamestown, which is one of the rainiest 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 107.4 inches in Jamestown means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Jamestown with 30.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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tori · Jamestown, NY
Beautiful surroundings
Over 16 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Elaine · Jamestown, NY
Closed in feeling
Over 17 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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