Zip 12164 (Speculator, NY) Climate

12164 Speculator, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit (23 Celsius), while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures rarely exceeding freezing. Spring and autumn are mild, with light rainfall and temperatures ranging from the low-50s to high-60s Fahrenheit (10 to 20 Celsius). The area receives an average of 37 inches of precipitation a year, mostly in the form of snow during winter months.

Speculator (zip 12164), New York gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Speculator (zip 12164) averages 123 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 Speculator (zip 12164). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Speculator (zip 12164) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 123 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12164 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 2.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12164 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 12164 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12164 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 12164 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 12164 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12164 zip code with an average of 4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12164 zip code, there are 183.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12164 zip code, there are 33.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 12164 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 12164 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in the 12164 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 12164 zip code with 17.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.1 rainy days. There are 172.6 rainy days annually in the 12164 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 122.7 inches in the 12164 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12164 zip code with 32.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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