Zip 13662 (Massena, NY) Climate

13662 Massena, NY has a humid continental climate. During summer months, temperatures average around 78°F and can reach as high as 90°F on the hottest days. Winters are cold with temperatures averaging around 28°F and occasionally dipping below 0°F. The area experiences plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 35 inches of rain and 80 inches of snow each year. Spring is usually wet and mild, while autumn brings sunny weather with cooler temperatures.

Massena (zip 13662), New York gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Massena (zip 13662) averages 66 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 Massena (zip 13662). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Massena (zip 13662) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 6
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 66 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13662 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 13662 zip code, while January and February 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 13662 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 13662 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 13662 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13662 zip code, there are 2.9 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 13662 zip code with an average of 5.8°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 13662 zip code, there are 158.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 13662 zip code, there are 27.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 13662 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.

September is the wettest month in the 13662 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in the 13662 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 13662 zip code with 14.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 147.4 rainy days annually in the 13662 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 65.8 inches in the 13662 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13662 zip code with 16.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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