Zip 14481 (Leicester, NY) Climate

14481 Leicester, NY has a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons throughout the year. Summers are warm, with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s on some days, while winters are cold and can become quite frigid at times. The area also receives significant amounts of precipitation during the year, with June being the wettest month and February seeing the least amount of rainfall. 14481 Leicester experiences all forms of weather from snow in the winter to thunderstorms in the summer months. Overall, 14481 Leicester is a great place to experience all that nature has to offer!

Leicester (zip 14481), New York gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leicester (zip 14481) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Leicester (zip 14481). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leicester (zip 14481) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 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 15
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14481 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14481 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Leicester, New York	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	50.7 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	165 days	Unlock
	80.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.6	Unlock
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	865 ft.	Unlock

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 14481 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14481 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 14481 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 14481 zip code, there are 4.3 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 14481 zip code with an average of 15.1°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14481 zip code, there are 140.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14481 zip code, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14481 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 14481 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in the 14481 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14481 zip code with 15.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.4 rainy days. There are 153.7 rainy days annually in the 14481 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 50.7 inches in the 14481 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14481 zip code with 13.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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