Zip 12785 (Westbrookville, NY) Climate

12785 Westbrookville, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the mid to upper 80s. Winters can be bitterly cold with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing for extended periods, but usually averaging in the high 20s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with snowfall being especially plentiful during winter months. The area also experiences four distinct seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter.

Westbrookville (zip 12785), New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westbrookville (zip 12785) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Westbrookville (zip 12785). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westbrookville (zip 12785) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12785 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12785 zip code, while January and February 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 12785 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 12785 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 12785 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 12785 zip code, there are 6.0 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 12785 zip code with an average of 17.4°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 12785 zip code, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 12785 zip code, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12785 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 12785 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in the 12785 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12785 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 122.2 rainy days annually in the 12785 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.5 inches in the 12785 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12785 zip code with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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