Wayne County, NY Climate


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Wayne County, NY has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm with temperatures usually reaching into the high 80s and 90s, while winters can be quite cold, with temperatures reaching down into the single digits at times. Spring and autumn are generally mild, although spring can have some wet weather due to snow melting in the mountains. The area gets an average of 41 inches of rain each year and typically experiences around 11-12 days of snowfall annually. Wayne County is typically sunny for much of the year, experiencing around 205 sunny days per year on average.

Wayne County, New York gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wayne County averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Wayne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Wayne County, 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 Wayne County with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Wayne County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne County are June, August and July.
In Wayne County, there are 5.9 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 Wayne County with an average of 17.2°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Wayne County, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Wayne County, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
Humidity in Wayne County 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 Wayne County with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Wayne County means that it is one of the driest places in New York.
January is the rainiest month in Wayne County with 13.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 128.6 rainy days annually in Wayne County, which is about average compared to other 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 73.9 inches in Wayne County means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Wayne County with 23.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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