Zip 13302 (Altmar, NY) Climate

13302 Altmar, NY has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperatures in the winter reside around 25°F while the summer months can reach up to 80°F. This area experiences snowfall during the winter and can get as much as 140 inches of total snowfall in a year. Precipitation is well distributed over the course of the year, with an average of just over four inches per month from April to October and about three inches per month from November to March. The temperature generally stays above freezing from late April to early November, making it a great spot for outdoor activities throughout much of the year.

Altmar (zip 13302), New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Altmar (zip 13302) averages 149 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Altmar (zip 13302). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Altmar (zip 13302) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 12
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 149 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13302 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 13302 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Altmar, New York	United States
	48.2 in.	38.1 in.
	149.0 in.	27.8 in.
	169.7 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	11.7°	21.7°
	6	7
	3.2	4.3
	609 ft.	2443 ft.

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 13302 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 13302 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 13302 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13302 zip code, there are 2.0 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 13302 zip code with an average of 11.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13302 zip code, there are 151.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13302 zip code, there are 11.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 13302 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.

November is the wettest month in the 13302 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in the 13302 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 13302 zip code with 18.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 169.7 rainy days annually in the 13302 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 149.0 inches in the 13302 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13302 zip code with 44.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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