Zip 12457 (Mount Tremper, NY) Climate

12457 Mount Tremper, NY has a temperate climate due to its location in the Catskill Mountains. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s. Winters can be cold and snowy, with temperatures falling into the teens or below during periods of extreme cold. Spring and autumn are usually mild but can experience drastic temperature swings from one day to the next. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, but springtime tends to receive more rain than other seasons.

Mount Tremper (zip 12457), New York gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Tremper (zip 12457) averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Mount Tremper (zip 12457). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Tremper (zip 12457) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 14
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12457 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12457 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Tremper, New York	United States
	49.3 in.	38.1 in.
	64.0 in.	27.8 in.
	143.2 days	106.2 days
	182 days	205 days
	79.6°	85.8°
	13.5°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.6	4.3
	1379 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 12457 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 12457 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 12457 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 12457 zip code, there are 3.5 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 12457 zip code with an average of 13.5°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12457 zip code, there are 153.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12457 zip code, there are 9.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12457 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 12457 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the 12457 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12457 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 143.2 rainy days annually in the 12457 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 64.0 inches in the 12457 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12457 zip code with 17.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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