White Lake (Sullivan County), NY Climate

White Lake in Sullivan County, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 72°F and the average winter temperature is around 20°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 41 inches annually. Snowfall can be significant during the winter months, reaching up to 60 inches on some years. The area typically receives maximum sunshine from June to August, providing warm but comfortable days ideal for outdoor activities such as fishing and boating on White Lake.

Climate	White Lake (Sullivan County), 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.