Utica-Rome Metro Area, NY Climate

The Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing during the night. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the high 80's or 90's. Spring and Fall tend to be milder seasons and feature occasional rain showers. The area is known for receiving an average of 30 inches of snowfall a year, making it great for winter activities like skiing and ice skating.

Utica-Rome Metro Area, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Utica-Rome Metro Area averages 106 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 Utica-Rome Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Utica-Rome Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 11
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 106 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Utica-Rome metro area is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.1 Winter

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

Climate	Utica-Rome, New York	United States
	47.3 in.	38.1 in.
	106.1 in.	27.8 in.
	164.5 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	79.4°	85.8°
	10.8°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.2	4.3
	1216 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 Utica-Rome metro area with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome metro area are August, July and June.

In the Utica-Rome metro area, there are 2.6 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 Utica-Rome metro area with an average of 10.8°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the Utica-Rome metro area, there are 153.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the Utica-Rome metro area, there are 14.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the Utica-Rome 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.

October is the wettest month in the Utica-Rome metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 47.3 inches in the Utica-Rome metro area means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the Utica-Rome metro area with 16.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.6 rainy days. There are 164.5 rainy days annually in the Utica-Rome metro area, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 106.1 inches in the Utica-Rome metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the Utica-Rome metro area with 31.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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