Zip 14872 (Pine Valley, NY) Climate

14872 Pine Valley, NY has a moderate climate. The summers are generally warm and humid while the winters are cold but not overly so. Snowfall can be heavy during the winter months, with some snowfall as late as April or May. Average temperatures in the summer months range from around 60°F to 80°F while in the winter months temperatures drop into the low 20s°F at night and into the high 30s°F during the day. Rainfall is plentiful throughout all seasons, with spring being particularly wet.

Pine Valley (zip 14872), New York gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pine Valley (zip 14872) averages 45 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 Pine Valley (zip 14872). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pine Valley (zip 14872) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14872 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14872 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pine Valley, New York	United States
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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 14872 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14872 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 14872 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 14872 zip code, there are 6.3 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 14872 zip code with an average of 13.2°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14872 zip code, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 14872 zip code, there are 9.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14872 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.

June is the wettest month in the 14872 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in the 14872 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New York.

June is the rainiest month in the 14872 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 136.6 rainy days annually in the 14872 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in the 14872 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. March is the snowiest month in the 14872 zip code with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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