Ticonderoga, NY Climate


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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Essex County / Ticonderoga / Zip Codes
Ticonderoga, NY is located in the Adirondack Mountains and has a humid continental climate. The summers are generally warm with high temperatures and the winters can be very cold with temperatures dropping below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Due to its location in the mountains, the area can experience large amounts of snow during winter months and rainfall throughout the year. The average annual precipitation for Ticonderoga is around 36 inches per year, which includes occasional thunderstorms. Additionally, the area experiences all four seasons with temperatures ranging from lows in January of around 8 degrees Fahrenheit to highs during July near 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ticonderoga, New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ticonderoga averages 63 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Ticonderoga. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ticonderoga gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 63 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ticonderoga, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTiconderoga, New YorkUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  63.2 in.27.8 in.
  128.2 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  10.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  151 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 Ticonderoga with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Ticonderoga, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ticonderoga are June, August and July.
In Ticonderoga, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ticonderoga with an average of 10.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Ticonderoga, there are 151.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Ticonderoga, there are 16.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Ticonderoga 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 Ticonderoga with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 41.1 inches in Ticonderoga means that it is drier than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Ticonderoga with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 128.2 rainy days annually in Ticonderoga, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 63.2 inches in Ticonderoga means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Ticonderoga with 18.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 11 years ago

Ticonderoga is an interesting town in the Adirondacks. Beautiful area with lakes, forests and mountains and full of history, but a very depressed economy and tough to  More

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