Zip 12076 (Gilboa, NY) Climate

12076 Gilboa, NY has a mild climate with average temperatures ranging from the mid-30s in the winter to the mid-60s in the summer. During the summer months, humidity levels can become quite high due to the town’s proximity to the Great Lakes region. There is also an average of 135 days of precipitation per year. Snowfall is minimal during the winter months with only an average of 17 inches annually.

Gilboa (zip 12076), New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gilboa (zip 12076) averages 40 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 Gilboa (zip 12076). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilboa (zip 12076) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12076 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12076 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gilboa, New York	United States
	45.8 in.	38.1 in.
	39.8 in.	27.8 in.
	129.9 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	78.9°	85.8°
	10.7°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3	4.3
	1934 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 12076 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12076 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 12076 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 12076 zip code, there are 2.8 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 12076 zip code with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12076 zip code, there are 170.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12076 zip code, there are 13.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12076 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 12076 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 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 45.8 inches in the 12076 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12076 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 129.9 rainy days annually in the 12076 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.8 inches in the 12076 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12076 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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