Syracuse Metro Area, NY Climate

The Syracuse, NY Metro Area has a humid continental climate which is characterized by warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. Summers are usually quite hot with temperatures often reaching into the upper 80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can get as low as -15°F. The city gets an average of approximately 40 inches of snow per year, making it very important to be prepared for the cold weather in the winter months. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year and thunderstorms are not uncommon during late spring and summer months.

Syracuse Metro Area, New York gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Syracuse Metro Area averages 107 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Syracuse Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Syracuse Metro Area 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 107 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Syracuse metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Syracuse, New York	United States
	42.8 in.	38.1 in.
	107.2 in.	27.8 in.
	168.7 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	13.4°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.2	4.3
	871 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 the Syracuse metro area with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the Syracuse metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Syracuse metro area are August, July and June.

In the Syracuse metro area, 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 the Syracuse metro area with an average of 13.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the Syracuse metro area, there are 143.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the Syracuse metro area, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the Syracuse metro area 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.

September is the wettest month in the Syracuse metro area with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 42.8 inches in the Syracuse metro area means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the Syracuse metro area with 17.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 168.7 rainy days annually in the Syracuse metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 107.2 inches in the Syracuse metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the Syracuse metro area with 29.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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