Zip 14012 (Barker, NY) Climate

14012 Barker, NY has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature is 51°F with an average January low of 16°F and an average July high of 82°F. The area experiences many days of precipitation each year, with an average of 5 inches in April and 42 inches in October. Winters bring frequent snowfall with an average of 74 inches from December through March. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common as warm air from the Gulf Coast clashes with cooler Canadian air masses.

Barker (zip 14012), New York gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barker (zip 14012) averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Barker (zip 14012). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barker (zip 14012) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14012 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.4 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14012 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Barker, New York	United States
	35.4 in.	38.1 in.
	65.2 in.	27.8 in.
	139.2 days	106.2 days
	157 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	18.5°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.2	4.3
	326 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 14012 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 14012 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 14012 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 14012 zip code, there are 5.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 14012 zip code with an average of 18.5°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14012 zip code, there are 123.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14012 zip code, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14012 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 14012 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in the 14012 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 14012 zip code with 14.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 139.2 rainy days annually in the 14012 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.2 inches in the 14012 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14012 zip code with 18.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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