Zip 12853 (North Creek, NY) Climate

12853 North Creek, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer can reach around 75 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter it gets down to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though there is slightly more rainfall during spring and summer months than winter months. The area also receives an average of 6 inches of snow annually. In terms of humidity, it tends to stay between 45 to 55 percent throughout most of the year.

North Creek (zip 12853), New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

North Creek (zip 12853) averages 91 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in North Creek (zip 12853). The US average is 205 sunny days.

North Creek (zip 12853) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 91 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12853 zip code is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 12853 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	North Creek, New York	United States
	41.9 in.	38.1 in.
	90.9 in.	27.8 in.
	155.0 days	106.2 days
	174 days	205 days
	75.5°	85.8°
	5.5°	21.7°
	5.8	7
	2.9	4.3
	1308 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 12853 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12853 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 12853 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 12853 zip code, there are 0.3 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 12853 zip code with an average of 5.5°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12853 zip code, there are 176.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12853 zip code, there are 29.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 12853 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 August, July and June.

October is the wettest month in the 12853 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the 12853 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 12853 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 155.0 rainy days annually in the 12853 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 90.9 inches in the 12853 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12853 zip code with 22.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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