Zip 12124 (New Baltimore, NY) Climate

The climate of 12124 New Baltimore, NY is generally mild. Summers are warm and can reach temperatures up to the mid-80s, while winters are cold with temperatures often reaching the teens. Generally, there is plenty of precipitation throughout the year with rain and snow in both the warmer and colder months. The area experiences all four seasons, giving residents plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking and camping in the summer and skiing in the winter.

New Baltimore (zip 12124), New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Baltimore (zip 12124) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in New Baltimore (zip 12124). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Baltimore (zip 12124) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 13
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12124 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12124 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 12124 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 12124 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 12124 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 12124 zip code, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12124 zip code with an average of 13.2°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12124 zip code, there are 143.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12124 zip code, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 12124 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 12124 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in the 12124 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12124 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in the 12124 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.5 inches in the 12124 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12124 zip code with 12.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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