Zip 12165 (Spencertown, NY) Climate

12165 Spencertown, NY has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters can be quite harsh with temperatures dropping below freezing on most nights and snowfall being common throughout the season. Summers are warmer with temperatures reaching well into the 80s (F) during the day. The area tends to experience a fair amount of rainfall year-round, although it is generally more common during the spring months. Overall, 12165 Spencertown, NY experiences four distinct seasons that bring varying levels of weather and temperature changes throughout the year.

Spencertown (zip 12165), New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spencertown (zip 12165) averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Spencertown (zip 12165). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spencertown (zip 12165) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12165 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12165 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 12165 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12165 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 12165 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 12165 zip code, there are 2.4 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 12165 zip code with an average of 11.1°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12165 zip code, there are 163.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12165 zip code, there are 10.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12165 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 August, July and June.

October is the wettest month in the 12165 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the 12165 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12165 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.8 rainy days. There are 135.1 rainy days annually in the 12165 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 63.8 inches in the 12165 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12165 zip code with 17.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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