Poland, NY Climate

Poland, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with the average temperature hovering around 73 degrees. In the winter, temperatures can dip below freezing with an average temperature of around 31 degrees. This region typically receives about 36 inches of rain per year as well as moderate snowfall in the winter months, ranging from 10-20 inches annually.

Climate	Poland, 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.