Zip 12092 (Howes Cave, NY) Climate

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12092 Howes Cave, NY has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm to hot with temperatures reaching the low 80s and winters are cold and snowy. Average yearly precipitation is 37 inches, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. The area also receives significant amounts of snow throughout the winter months. Winters tend to be long and frigid while summers are breezy and pleasant. The area experiences all four seasons with distinct weather changes through the year.

Howes Cave (zip 12092), New York gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Howes Cave (zip 12092) averages 65 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 Howes Cave (zip 12092). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Howes Cave (zip 12092) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 12
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12092 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 12092 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 12092 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In the 12092 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 12092 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 12092 zip code, there are 2.8 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 12092 zip code with an average of 11.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12092 zip code, there are 155.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12092 zip code, there are 9.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the 12092 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.

July is the wettest month in the 12092 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in the 12092 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12092 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 140.9 rainy days annually in the 12092 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 25% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 64.5 inches in the 12092 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12092 zip code with 18.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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