Zip 12477 (Saugerties, NY) Climate

12477 Saugerties, NY has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually, with the wettest month being June. Summer temperatures can reach as high as 86°F (30°C) in July while winter temperatures drop to an average of 22°F (-5.5°C) in January. Snowfall occurs throughout the winter months, with an average of 38 inches annually.

Saugerties (zip 12477), New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saugerties (zip 12477) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Saugerties (zip 12477). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saugerties (zip 12477) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12477 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 12477 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Saugerties, New York	United States
	45.6 in.	38.1 in.
	46.7 in.	27.8 in.
	121.3 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	84.2°	85.8°
	12.7°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	167 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 12477 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In the 12477 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 12477 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 12477 zip code, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12477 zip code with an average of 12.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12477 zip code, there are 151.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12477 zip code, there are 10.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 12477 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.

October is the wettest month in the 12477 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 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 45.6 inches in the 12477 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12477 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 121.3 rainy days annually in the 12477 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.7 inches in the 12477 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 12477 zip code with 15.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.