Hamilton County, NY Climate

Hamilton, NY County has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the upper 80s. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures reaching into the 20s. Spring and fall tend to be mild, but bring rain, thunderstorms, and occasional snow. Hamilton is known for its snowy winters and abundant precipitation year-round.

Hamilton County, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hamilton County averages 125 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Hamilton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hamilton County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 125 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hamilton County is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 2.7 Winter

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

Climate	Hamilton, New York	United States
	47.7 in.	38.1 in.
	125.0 in.	27.8 in.
	169.3 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	76.0°	85.8°
	5.0°	21.7°
	5.6	7
	3	4.3
	1985 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 Hamilton County with an average high temperature of 76.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In Hamilton County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hamilton County are July, August and June.

In Hamilton County, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hamilton County with an average of 5.0°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Hamilton County, there are 180.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In Hamilton County, there are 32.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in Hamilton 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 August, July and June.

October is the wettest month in Hamilton County with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Hamilton County means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in Hamilton County with 17.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.1 rainy days. There are 169.3 rainy days annually in Hamilton County, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 125.0 inches in Hamilton County means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Hamilton County with 33.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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