Kiamesha Lake, NY Climate

Kiamesha Lake, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. In the spring, temperatures are mild and precipitation is plentiful. Autumn brings cool, crisp days as the leaves change color. During the summer months, temperatures reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and there is often plenty of sunshine. Winters can be frigid in Kiamesha Lake with temperatures dropping into the single digits or even below zero on occasion. The area receives an average of 36 inches of snow each year making it ideal for outdoor activities such as skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months.

Climate	Kiamesha Lake, 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.