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United States / New York / Utica-Rome Metro Area / Herkimer County / Norway / Zip Codes
Norway, NY boasts a pleasant climate with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures can dip down to the single digits. The area receives an average of 60 inches of precipitation per year with most of that occurring from April through September. Snowfall averages around 20 inches annually with accumulations ranging from a few inches to several feet depending on the season.

Norway, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Norway averages 99 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Norway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Norway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateNorway, New YorkUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  99.1 in.27.8 in.
  165.2 days106.2 days
  168 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  10.7°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  1332 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 Norway with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Norway, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Norway are August, July and June.
In Norway, there are 3.1 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 Norway with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Norway, there are 154.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Norway, there are 14.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Norway 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 Norway with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Norway means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Norway with 17.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 165.2 rainy days annually in Norway, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 99.1 inches in Norway means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Norway with 28.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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