Climate in Clinton County, New York

Clinton County, New York gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clinton County averages 73 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 Clinton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clinton County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clinton County is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

July is the hottest month for Clinton County with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Clinton County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clinton County are August, July and June.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clinton County with an average of 7.6°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Clinton County, there are 2.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.

In Clinton County, there are 156.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In Clinton County, there are 20.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

August is the wettest month in Clinton County with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Clinton County means that it is one of the driest places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Clinton County with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 130.7 rainy days annually in Clinton County, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 73.0 inches in Clinton County means that it is snowier than most places in New York. December is the snowiest month in Clinton County with 16.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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