2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Watertown, NY vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst has 3.7% less rainy days than Watertown.
- Amherst has 3.1% less Sunny Days than Watertown.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Amherst scores 3.2% better than Watertown
 Watertown, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall102  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock162106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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