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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Lewis County / Lewis town (Lewis County) / Zip Codes
Lewis County, NY is a beautiful location with a mild climate. Summers are usually warm with temperatures in the mid-70s and low 80s, while winters are cold with temperatures ranging from the high 20s to the low 30s. Precipitation throughout the year averages around 42 inches, making Lewis County an ideal place for outdoor activities like hiking and camping. The summers can be humid but generally cooler than other parts of New York due to its location near Lake Ontario.

Lewis town (Lewis County), New York gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lewis town (Lewis County) averages 194 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 Lewis town (Lewis County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lewis town (Lewis County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 182 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 194 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lewis (Lewis County) is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 2.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Lewis (Lewis County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLewis town (Lewis County), New YorkUnited States
  56.5 in.38.1 in.
  194.4 in.27.8 in.
  181.6 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  76.0°85.8°
  6.6°21.7°
  5.57
  3.14.3
  1567 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 Lewis (Lewis County) with an average high temperature of 76.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Lewis (Lewis County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lewis (Lewis County) are July, August and June.
In Lewis (Lewis County), there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lewis (Lewis County) with an average of 6.6°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Lewis (Lewis County), there are 168.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Lewis (Lewis County), there are 24.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Lewis (Lewis County) 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.
October is the wettest month in Lewis (Lewis County) with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.5 inches in Lewis (Lewis County) means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Lewis (Lewis County) with 19.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 12.3 rainy days. There are 181.6 rainy days annually in Lewis (Lewis County), 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 194.4 inches in Lewis (Lewis County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Lewis (Lewis County) with 51.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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