Verplanck, NY Climate

Verplanck, NY has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm to hot summers. The average annual temperature is 51°F, though temperatures can range from a high of 90°F in the summer months to a low of 15°F during the winter. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging about 45 inches per year. Snowfall is also average for the area at around 30 inches per year. Verplanck has beautiful springtime blooms, and the fall foliage is known to be superb during the autumn months.

Verplanck, New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Verplanck averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Verplanck. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Verplanck gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Verplanck, 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 Verplanck with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In Verplanck, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Verplanck are June, August and July.

In Verplanck, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Verplanck with an average of 16.6°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In Verplanck, there are 131.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In Verplanck, there are 6.1 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 Verplanck but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

October is the wettest month in Verplanck with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 49.6 inches in Verplanck means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Verplanck with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 116.2 rainy days annually in Verplanck, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in Verplanck means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Verplanck with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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