Zip 13368 (Lyons Falls, NY) Climate

The climate in 13368 Lyons Falls, NY is characterized by cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Winters are usually marked by temperatures that hover around the freezing point and heavy snowfall amounts that accumulate rapidly. The snow often stays on the ground for a long period of time due to the frigid temperatures. Summers are hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms, especially during July and August. Precipitation is generally plentiful throughout the year, although spring tends to be slightly drier than other seasons.

Lyons Falls (zip 13368), New York gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lyons Falls (zip 13368) averages 129 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Lyons Falls (zip 13368). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lyons Falls (zip 13368) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 167 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 129 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13368 zip code is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 13368 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lyons Falls, New York	United States
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	77.8°	85.8°
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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 13368 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 13368 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 13368 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 13368 zip code, there are 1.1 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 13368 zip code with an average of 8.0°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13368 zip code, there are 160.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13368 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 13368 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.

October is the wettest month in the 13368 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 13368 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 13368 zip code with 16.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 11.2 rainy days. There are 167.0 rainy days annually in the 13368 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 129.4 inches in the 13368 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13368 zip code with 35.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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