Zip 14062 (Forestville, NY) Climate

14062 Forestville, NY has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Summers are generally muggy and sunny with occasional rain showers, while winters can get quite cold, with temperatures dropping below freezing. Spring and autumn tend to be mild during the day, but chilly at night. Precipitation is evenly spread throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches per year. The area experiences all four seasons, so there is something enjoyable for everyone during all times of the year.

Forestville (zip 14062), New York gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forestville (zip 14062) averages 106 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Forestville (zip 14062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forestville (zip 14062) 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 106 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14062 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14062 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Forestville, New York	United States
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	80.8°	85.8°
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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 14062 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14062 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 14062 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 14062 zip code, there are 3.1 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 14062 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14062 zip code, there are 128.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 14062 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

Humidity in the 14062 zip code 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 14062 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in the 14062 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14062 zip code with 17.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.7 rainy days. There are 155.5 rainy days annually in the 14062 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 106.3 inches in the 14062 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14062 zip code with 32.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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