Zip 14138 (South Dayton, NY) Climate

14138 South Dayton, NY has a humid continental climate which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in the area is around 48°F with July being the warmest month with an average temperature of around 72°F and January being the coldest month with an average temperature of 23°F. The area receives an average of 34 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with May bringing the most amount of rainfall on average. Snowfall is quite common in South Dayton during winter months, averaging about 50 inches per year.

South Dayton (zip 14138), New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

South Dayton (zip 14138) averages 121 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in South Dayton (zip 14138). The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Dayton (zip 14138) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 13
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 121 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14138 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New York.

9 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 14138 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 14138 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 14138 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 14138 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 14138 zip code, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 14138 zip code with an average of 13.4°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 14138 zip code, there are 161.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 14138 zip code, there are 12.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 14138 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.

September is the wettest month in the 14138 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in the 14138 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14138 zip code with 19.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.9 rainy days. There are 173.1 rainy days annually in the 14138 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 120.8 inches in the 14138 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New York. December is the snowiest month in the 14138 zip code with 32.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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