Zip 12945 (Lake Clear, NY) Climate


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United States / New York / Malone Metro Area / Franklin County / No City / Lake Clear (zip 12945)
The climate in 12945 Lake Clear, NY is typically cold and snowy during the winter months, with average lows reaching below freezing. In the summertime, temperatures can reach into the high 80s and low 90s with relatively mild humidity. This makes for great camping and outdoor activities in the warmer seasons. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, but does tend to be higher during the spring months as well as hurricane season. The area is known to get snowfall from late October through late April with some of the heaviest snowfalls generally occurring during January and February.

Lake Clear (zip 12945), New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Clear (zip 12945) averages 107 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Lake Clear (zip 12945). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Clear (zip 12945) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 170 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 107 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12945 zip code is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 2.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 12945 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Clear, New YorkUnited States
  40.9 in.38.1 in.
  106.6 in.27.8 in.
  170.3 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  75.4°85.8°
  2.8°21.7°
  5.57
  2.94.3
  1626 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 12945 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12945 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 12945 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 12945 zip code, there are 0.6 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 12945 zip code with an average of 2.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.
In the 12945 zip code, there are 191.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
In the 12945 zip code, there are 39.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.
Humidity in the 12945 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 12945 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in the 12945 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.
December is the rainiest month in the 12945 zip code with 17.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.2 rainy days. There are 170.3 rainy days annually in the 12945 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 106.6 inches in the 12945 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. December is the snowiest month in the 12945 zip code with 24.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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