Climate

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New York has a temperate climate.

Winters are marked by "Lake Effect" from both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, especially when the lakes are predominantly unfrozen, picking upp moisture and precipitating heavy snow in relatively narrow East-to-West stretching regions called "snow bands".

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

USDA Hardiness Zones for Western and Central New York
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