Zip 14716 (Brocton, NY) Climate

14716 Brocton, NY has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring is generally mild and rainy while autumn is cool and dry. The area receives an average of 37 inches of rain per year, which helps to keep the area lush and green in the summer months. Winters can bring Lake Effect snowfall from nearby Lake Erie, resulting in heavy accumulations at times. The climate in 14716 Brocton, NY offers something for everyone!

Brocton (zip 14716), New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brocton (zip 14716) averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Brocton (zip 14716). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brocton (zip 14716) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14716 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.4 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14716 zip code, 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 the 14716 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14716 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 14716 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 14716 zip code, there are 4.0 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 14716 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14716 zip code, there are 116.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14716 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14716 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.

September is the wettest month in the 14716 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in the 14716 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14716 zip code with 15.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.7 rainy days. There are 145.3 rainy days annually in the 14716 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 73.9 inches in the 14716 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14716 zip code with 21.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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