Zip 12059 (East Berne, NY) Climate


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The climate in 12059 East Berne, NY is generally pleasant with mild winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 46°F, giving residents plenty of comfortable days to enjoy the outdoors. Precipitation levels are relatively moderate throughout the year, averaging around 43 inches per year with some snowfall in the winter months. The summer temperatures can reach into the mid-80s during July and August but usually remain quite comfortable thanks to the cool breezes blowing in from nearby Lake George and Saratoga Lake.

East Berne (zip 12059), New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Berne (zip 12059) averages 41 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 East Berne (zip 12059). The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Berne (zip 12059) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12059 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12059 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Berne, New YorkUnited States
  40.8 in.38.1 in.
  41.0 in.27.8 in.
  130.1 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  11.7°21.7°
  6.67
  5.84.3
  1313 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 12059 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 12059 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 12059 zip code are August, July and June.
In the 12059 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 12059 zip code with an average of 11.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In the 12059 zip code, there are 155.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In the 12059 zip code, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
Humidity in the 12059 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.
July is the wettest month in the 12059 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in the 12059 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in the 12059 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 130.1 rainy days annually in the 12059 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.0 inches in the 12059 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12059 zip code with 10.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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