Zip 12304 (Schenectady, NY) Climate

The climate of 12304 Schenectady, NY is characterized by four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the low 90s in July and August. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures occasionally dropping into the single digits throughout January and February. The spring season brings warmer temperatures with a mix of rain showers while the fall months bring cooler temperatures with beautiful foliage. Precipitation in Schenectady averages around 40 inches per year, evenly distributed over all four seasons.

Schenectady (zip 12304), New York gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schenectady (zip 12304) averages 60 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 Schenectady (zip 12304). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schenectady (zip 12304) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12304 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.2 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12304 zip code, while January and December 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 12304 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 12304 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 12304 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 12304 zip code, there are 8.5 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 the 12304 zip code with an average of 13.8°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12304 zip code, there are 136.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12304 zip code, there are 9.0 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 the 12304 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 12304 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 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 40.2 inches in the 12304 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12304 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 136.9 rainy days annually in the 12304 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.8 inches in the 12304 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12304 zip code with 18.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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