Zip 13643 (Great Bend, NY) Climate

The climate in 13643 Great Bend, NY is classified as humid continental. This means that summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold, with significant snowfall. Overall, the area experiences four distinct seasons. During the summer months, temperatures range from an average high of 78 °F to a low of 54 °F. Winters are much colder with lows dropping down to around 18°F and highs only reaching around 32°F. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year with an average of 41 inches per year, and snowfall totals reach up to 88 inches each winter season. While it can be quite chilly during the winter months, 13643 Great Bend enjoys a pleasant change of season with plenty of sun during the summertime.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13643 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 13643 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Great Bend, New York	United States
	40.3 in.	38.1 in.
	110.4 in.	27.8 in.
	165.0 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	79.0°	85.8°
	8.8°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	3.1	4.3
	609 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 13643 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 13643 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 13643 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13643 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 13643 zip code with an average of 8.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13643 zip code, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13643 zip code, there are 21.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 13643 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 13643 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.3 inches in the 13643 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 13643 zip code with 17.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 165.0 rainy days annually in the 13643 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 110.4 inches in the 13643 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13643 zip code with 31.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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