Zip 12564 (Pawling, NY) Climate

Pawling, NY is a town that experiences all four seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with average temperatures reaching into the 80s. Winters are cold with temperatures dipping into the 20s. Spring brings moderate temperatures and plentiful rainfall while fall brings colorful foliage and crisp temperatures. The area gets an average of 43 inches of rain each year, with occasional winter snowfall as well.

Pawling (zip 12564), New York gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pawling (zip 12564) averages 49 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Pawling (zip 12564). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pawling (zip 12564) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12564 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, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 12564 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pawling, New York	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	81.9°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.8	Unlock
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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 12564 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 12564 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 12564 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 12564 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12564 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 12564 zip code, there are 137.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12564 zip code, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 12564 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 12564 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the 12564 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12564 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 128.7 rainy days annually in the 12564 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 48.7 inches in the 12564 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12564 zip code with 13.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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