Zip 14537 (Port Gibson, NY) Climate

14537 Port Gibson, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 75°F and the average low temperature in the winter months is around 20°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, averaging around 46 inches annually. Snowfall is also fairly common during the winter season, with an average of 57 inches each year. Despite these cold temperatures, humidity levels are usually low in Port Gibson, making for comfortable weather most of the year.

Port Gibson (zip 14537), New York gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Port Gibson (zip 14537) averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Port Gibson (zip 14537). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Port Gibson (zip 14537) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 14537 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.3 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 14537 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Port Gibson, New York	United States
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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 14537 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 14537 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 14537 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 14537 zip code, there are 6.3 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 14537 zip code with an average of 17.2°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 14537 zip code, there are 127.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 14537 zip code, there are 4.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

Humidity in the 14537 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 14537 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in the 14537 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in New York.

January is the rainiest month in the 14537 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in the 14537 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 61.7 inches in the 14537 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 14537 zip code with 18.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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