Little Falls, NY Climate

Little Falls, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by cold winters and hot summers. Winters in the region are known to be relatively cold and snowy, with average temperatures hovering around 32°F in January. Summers are typically warm and humid, with average temperatures near 76°F in July. Spring and fall tend to be cooler and wetter than summer, with temperatures ranging from 45-65°F. Precipitation is spread more or less evenly through the year, with occasional snowfall in winter months.

Little Falls, New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Falls averages 87 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Little Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 87 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Little Falls is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Little Falls, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Little Falls, New York	United States
	46.4 in.	38.1 in.
	87.3 in.	27.8 in.
	152.9 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	10.7°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.1	4.3
	420 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 Little Falls with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Little Falls, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Little Falls are August, June and July.

In Little Falls, there are 3.4 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 Little Falls with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In Little Falls, there are 154.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In Little Falls, there are 14.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in Little Falls 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 August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in Little Falls with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in Little Falls means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in Little Falls with 15.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 152.9 rainy days annually in Little Falls, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 87.3 inches in Little Falls means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Little Falls with 26.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.