Chenango County, NY Climate

Chenango County, NY has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high in July is around 81°F and the low in January is around 19°F. Precipitation levels are fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches per year. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of 70 inches per season. Chenango County experiences all four seasons with mild temperatures throughout most of the year.

Chenango County, New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chenango County averages 82 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Chenango County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chenango County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 12
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter

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

Climate	Chenango, New York	United States
	41.9 in.	38.1 in.
	81.5 in.	27.8 in.
	159.5 days	106.2 days
	155 days	205 days
	79.5°	85.8°
	11.6°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.3	4.3
	1449 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 Chenango County with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Chenango County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chenango County are August, July and June.

In Chenango County, there are 3.0 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 Chenango County with an average of 11.6°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In Chenango County, there are 159.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Chenango County, there are 13.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in Chenango County 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.

June is the wettest month in Chenango County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Chenango County means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in Chenango County with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 159.5 rainy days annually in Chenango County, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 81.5 inches in Chenango County means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Chenango County with 22.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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