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United States / New York / Syracuse Metro Area / Onondaga County / Pompey / Zip Codes
Pompey, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. snowfall is common throughout the winter months, while rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year. During summer months, temperatures are usually quite mild. In general, Pompey experiences four distinct seasons each year. During springtime, flowers bloom and trees start producing new foliage. The fall season brings colorful leaves before they eventually drop off in the winter months.

Pompey, New York gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pompey averages 114 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 Pompey. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pompey gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 177 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 114 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Pompey with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Pompey, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pompey are August, June and July.
In Pompey, there are 5.0 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 Pompey with an average of 14.0°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Pompey, there are 140.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Pompey, there are 9.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Pompey 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.
September is the wettest month in Pompey with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in Pompey means that it is drier than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Pompey with 18.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 177.3 rainy days annually in Pompey, 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 113.8 inches in Pompey means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Pompey with 30.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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