Zip 13126 (Oswego, NY) Climate

13126 Oswego, NY has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures usually averaging around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring is pleasant with temperatures ranging from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit and some rainfall. Summer months are typically warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit; thunderstorms are relatively common. Autumn brings cooler temperatures, ranging from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as beautiful foliage colors in the deciduous forests surrounding Oswego.

Oswego (zip 13126), New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oswego (zip 13126) averages 113 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 Oswego (zip 13126). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oswego (zip 13126) 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 113 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 13126 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 3.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 13126 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oswego, New York	United States
	42.2 in.	38.1 in.
	113.1 in.	27.8 in.
	167.0 days	106.2 days
	161 days	205 days
	79.6°	85.8°
	15.4°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.2	4.3
	339 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 13126 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 13126 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 13126 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 13126 zip code, there are 1.8 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 13126 zip code with an average of 15.4°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 13126 zip code, there are 131.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 13126 zip code, there are 4.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

Humidity in the 13126 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

November is the wettest month in the 13126 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in the 13126 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 13126 zip code with 18.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.1 rainy days. There are 167.0 rainy days annually in the 13126 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 113.1 inches in the 13126 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 13126 zip code with 34.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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