Zip 12078 (Gloversville, NY) Climate

12078 Gloversville, NY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area are generally warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 80s and 90s during the day. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping below freezing for much of the season. Spring and fall are both mild, but can feature unpredictable weather changes. Precipitation is steady throughout the year with snowfall being most common in winter.

Gloversville (zip 12078), New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gloversville (zip 12078) averages 73 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 Gloversville (zip 12078). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gloversville (zip 12078) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 10
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12078 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12078 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gloversville, New York	United States
	46.0 in.	38.1 in.
	73.4 in.	27.8 in.
	140.8 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	10.4°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3.3	4.3
	873 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 12078 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 12078 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 12078 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 12078 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 12078 zip code with an average of 10.4°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12078 zip code, there are 158.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12078 zip code, there are 13.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12078 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 12078 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in the 12078 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 12078 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 140.8 rainy days annually in the 12078 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 73.4 inches in the 12078 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12078 zip code with 23.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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