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United States / New York / Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia Metro Area / Chautauqua County / Charlotte / Zip Codes
Charlotte, NY has a humid continental climate with cool winters and hot summers. During the summer months, temperatures can reach the mid-80s with high humidity levels making it feel much warmer. Winters are cold and snowy with occasional snowstorms bringing several inches of snow to the area. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of about 42 inches.

Charlotte, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Charlotte averages 152 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Charlotte. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Charlotte gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 14
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 152 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Charlotte is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Charlotte, while January and December 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 Charlotte with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Charlotte, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Charlotte are August, July and June.
In Charlotte, there are 2.3 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 Charlotte with an average of 14.1°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Charlotte, there are 159.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Charlotte, there are 11.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in Charlotte 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 Charlotte with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Charlotte means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Charlotte with 19.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 169.4 rainy days annually in Charlotte, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 151.8 inches in Charlotte means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Charlotte with 43.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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