Zip 13776 (Gilbertsville, NY) Climate

13776 Gilbertsville, NY experiences a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. The area gets an average of 38 inches of snowfall each year in winter with temperatures typically ranging between 17°F and 36°F. In summer, temperatures can range from the low 60s to the low 80s Fahrenheit. Rain is common throughout the year but particularly during spring and autumn. Humidity levels are usually high due to proximity to Lake Ontario which helps cool down summer temperatures.

Gilbertsville (zip 13776), New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gilbertsville (zip 13776) averages 76 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 154 sunny days per year in Gilbertsville (zip 13776). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilbertsville (zip 13776) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 11
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13776 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 13776 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gilbertsville, New York	United States
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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 13776 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 13776 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 13776 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13776 zip code, 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 13776 zip code with an average of 11.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13776 zip code, there are 163.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13776 zip code, there are 13.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 13776 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.

July is the wettest month in the 13776 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.1 inches in the 13776 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 13776 zip code with 14.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 144.2 rainy days annually in the 13776 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 75.5 inches in the 13776 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13776 zip code with 20.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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