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United States / New York / Plattsburgh Metro Area / Clinton County / Peru / Zip Codes
Peru, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from an average high of 81° in the summer months to an average low of 24° in the winter. Precipitation is moderate year-round, with an average of 43 inches of rainfall each year. Snowfall varies significantly, but averages around 80 inches annually. The weather is generally mild, making Peru, NY a great place to visit any time of year.

Peru, New York gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peru averages 55 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 Peru. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peru gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 8
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 55 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Peru, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePeru, New YorkUnited States
  32.6 in.38.1 in.
  54.8 in.27.8 in.
  114.7 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  79.9°85.8°
  8.1°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  335 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 Peru with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Peru, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Peru are August, July and June.
In Peru, there are 3.7 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 Peru with an average of 8.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In Peru, there are 152.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Peru, there are 17.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in Peru 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.
August is the wettest month in Peru with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.6 inches in Peru means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Peru with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in Peru, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 54.8 inches in Peru means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Peru with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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