Zip 13607 (Alexandria Bay, NY) Climate

13607 Alexandria Bay, NY enjoys a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with average high temperatures in the mid-70s and overnight lows in the upper 50s. Winters are cold, snowy and windy, with average highs around freezing and lows dipping just below zero on occasion. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snowfall in winter and rainfall during the warmer months. Spring and autumn are mild but can be unpredictable, as they often bring sudden changes in weather patterns.

Alexandria Bay (zip 13607), New York gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alexandria Bay (zip 13607) averages 98 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Alexandria Bay (zip 13607). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alexandria Bay (zip 13607) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 8
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 98 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13607 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 13607 zip code, while January and February 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 the 13607 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 13607 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 13607 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13607 zip code, there are 2.0 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 13607 zip code with an average of 7.7°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13607 zip code, there are 155.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13607 zip code, there are 25.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 13607 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in the 13607 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in the 13607 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 13607 zip code with 16.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 155.8 rainy days annually in the 13607 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 98.4 inches in the 13607 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13607 zip code with 28.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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