Zip 14742 (Greenhurst, NY) Climate

14742 Greenhurst, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by long and cold winters with significant snowfall as well as hot and humid summers. The average temperature throughout the year is around 47°F (8.3°C). During the winter months, temperatures drop to below freezing for extended periods of time, and snowfall averages around 80 inches per year. In the summertime, temperatures can reach up to 80°F (26.7°C) with high humidity levels that make it feel much hotter than it is. Rain is also common throughout the year, making this area quite wet overall.

Greenhurst (zip 14742), New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenhurst (zip 14742) averages 109 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 Greenhurst (zip 14742). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenhurst (zip 14742) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 171 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 15
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 109 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14742 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14742 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 14742 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14742 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 14742 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 14742 zip code, there are 2.4 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 14742 zip code with an average of 14.6°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14742 zip code, there are 156.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14742 zip code, there are 10.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14742 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.

July is the wettest month in the 14742 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the 14742 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14742 zip code with 18.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.8 rainy days. There are 170.5 rainy days annually in the 14742 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 108.5 inches in the 14742 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14742 zip code with 30.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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