Zip 12973 (Piercefield, NY) Climate

12973 Piercefield, NY has a humid continental climate. Summers in this area are warm and humid with average temperatures in July reaching the mid-70s while winters can be cold with temperatures dropping to around 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, especially during the spring and summer months. Spring and fall are generally mild with moderate temperature fluctuations. The area experiences all four seasons, making it a great place to experience the beauty of nature throughout the year.

Piercefield (zip 12973), New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piercefield (zip 12973) averages 126 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Piercefield (zip 12973). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piercefield (zip 12973) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 126 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12973 zip code is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 2.6 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 12973 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Piercefield, New York	United States
	42.4 in.	38.1 in.
	126.0 in.	27.8 in.
	168.9 days	106.2 days
	164 days	205 days
	77.3°	85.8°
	3.2°	21.7°
	5.6	7
	3.1	4.3
	1606 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 12973 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New York. In the 12973 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 12973 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 12973 zip code, there are 1.2 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 12973 zip code with an average of 3.2°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12973 zip code, there are 181.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12973 zip code, there are 38.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 12973 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.

July is the wettest month in the 12973 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in the 12973 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

December is the rainiest month in the 12973 zip code with 17.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 12.3 rainy days. There are 168.9 rainy days annually in the 12973 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 126.0 inches in the 12973 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12973 zip code with 31.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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