Zip 12751 (Kiamesha Lake, NY) Climate

12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY has a humid continental climate, with cold winter months and warmer summer months. The average annual temperature is 52°F with an average high of 77°F in the summer months and an average low of 28°F in the winter. Rainfall averages 45 inches per year with winter snowfall averaging up to 30 inches per year. The area experiences four distinct seasons with each season's temperatures and precipitation varying from one another. In the spring, temperatures begin to rise and rain becomes more common but snow still occurs occasionally. During the summer, it is usually hot and humid, making for some uncomfortable days. Fall brings cooler temperatures and a chance of rain or snow as well as beautiful fall foliage. Lastly, during the winter months it is cold and snowy with occasional periods of extreme cold weather.

Kiamesha Lake (zip 12751), New York gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kiamesha Lake (zip 12751) averages 66 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Kiamesha Lake (zip 12751). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kiamesha Lake (zip 12751) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 14
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12751 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12751 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 12751 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 12751 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 12751 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 12751 zip code, there are 2.9 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 12751 zip code with an average of 14.0°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12751 zip code, there are 156.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12751 zip code, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

Humidity in the 12751 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 12751 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in the 12751 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12751 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 135.6 rainy days annually in the 12751 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 65.5 inches in the 12751 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12751 zip code with 18.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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