Zip 14094 (Lockport, NY) Climate

14094 Lockport, NY has a humid continental climate. During the summer months, temperatures can reach highs in the mid to upper 80s with high humidity and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are cold with average temperatures ranging between 20-35 degrees Fahrenheit and significant snowfall. Spring and fall are generally mild, with temperatures reaching into the 40s and 50s. There is also an abundance of rainfall throughout the year due to frequent storms that move in from Lake Erie.

Lockport (zip 14094), New York gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lockport (zip 14094) averages 72 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 Lockport (zip 14094). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lockport (zip 14094) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 159 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14094 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14094 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lockport, New York	United States
	38.4 in.	38.1 in.
	71.5 in.	27.8 in.
	159.2 days	106.2 days
	157 days	205 days
	81.7°	85.8°
	18.0°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.2	4.3
	619 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 14094 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 14094 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 14094 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 14094 zip code, there are 4.7 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 14094 zip code with an average of 18.0°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14094 zip code, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 14094 zip code, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14094 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

November is the wettest month in the 14094 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 38.4 inches in the 14094 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14094 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 159.2 rainy days annually in the 14094 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 71.5 inches in the 14094 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14094 zip code with 19.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Quaint and picturesque lil town

Over 17 years ago

The town of Cambria NY is so small that we don't even have our own zip code. We use the zip code of the closes town to us which is Lockport NY... Learn more about More

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