Essex County, NY Climate

Essex County, NY has a humid continental climate that experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and sunny while winters are cold with some snowfall. Spring is variable with rain showers and occasional snowstorms, while autumn is mild and wet. The county receives an average of 48 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain but occasionally supplemented by snow during winter months. Essex County enjoys pleasant temperatures throughout most of the year, rarely experiencing extreme highs or lows.

Essex County, New York gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Essex County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Essex County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 142 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 7
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Essex County is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 3.4 Winter

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

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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 Essex County with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Essex County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Essex County are July, August and June.

In Essex County, there are 3.5 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 Essex County with an average of 6.5°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Essex County, there are 170.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Essex County, there are 26.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in Essex 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.

August is the wettest month in Essex County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in Essex County means that it is drier than most places in New York.

June is the rainiest month in Essex County with 13.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 142.4 rainy days annually in Essex County, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 81.8 inches in Essex County means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Essex County with 19.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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