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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Greene County / Prattsville / Zip Codes
Prattsville, NY has a humid continental climate characterized by cold winters and warm summers. Winters tend to be snowy with temperatures ranging from below average to average, while summers are generally hot and humid. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with more rain falling in the spring and summer months as well as a fair amount of snowfall during the winter months. Frost can occur in any given month of the year, due to Prattsville's location within the Catskill Mountains region of New York State.

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

Prattsville averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Prattsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prattsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Prattsville is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Prattsville, 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 Prattsville with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Prattsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prattsville are August, July and June.
In Prattsville, there are 2.9 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 Prattsville with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Prattsville, there are 170.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Prattsville, there are 13.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Prattsville 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 Prattsville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Prattsville means that it is drier than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Prattsville with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 125.6 rainy days annually in Prattsville, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.6 inches in Prattsville means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Prattsville with 9.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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