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United States / New York / Malone Metro Area / Franklin County / Paul Smiths / Zip Codes
Paul Smiths, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by cold winters and warm summers. The town experiences an average of 170 days of sunshine per year, with temperatures ranging from an average low of 19°F in January to an average high of 79°F in July. Precipitation levels are also typical for a humid continental climate, averaging around 36 inches of rain/snow annually. Winter months usually bring moderate to heavy snowfall, occasionally accompanied by lake-effect snowstorms due to the town's proximity to nearby Lake Paul Smiths.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 2.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Paul Smiths, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePaul Smiths, New YorkUnited States
  40.8 in.38.1 in.
  106.7 in.27.8 in.
  170.4 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  75.4°85.8°
  2.7°21.7°
  5.57
  2.94.3
  1673 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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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 Paul Smiths with an average high temperature of 75.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Paul Smiths, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Paul Smiths are July, August and June.
In Paul Smiths, there are 0.6 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 Paul Smiths with an average of 2.7°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Paul Smiths, there are 191.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Paul Smiths, there are 39.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Paul Smiths 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.
July is the wettest month in Paul Smiths with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Paul Smiths means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in Paul Smiths with 17.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.2 rainy days. There are 170.4 rainy days annually in Paul Smiths, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 106.7 inches in Paul Smiths means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. December is the snowiest month in Paul Smiths with 24.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Sharon · Burlington, VT
Adirondacks
Over 9 years ago

Paul Smiths is a beautiful area of the Adirondacks. The college (by same name) is overlooking a lake in the wilderness. Paul Smiths is not a town in and of itself,  More

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