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Temperatures, Precipitation, and Sunshine on campus:
Check below to read averages, minimums, and about daylight on the RIT campus.
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*all schools based on a 250 day school year| Daylight | | | | Avg Number of daylight hours | 12.4 hrs | | | Avg % of day spent cloudy | 78.0% | | Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
(subtracting away average cloudiness) | 2.7 hrs | | | Precipitation | | | | Avg % of day spent precipitating | 16.4% | | | Temperatures | | | | Average Temperature | 41.1F | | | Maximum Temperature | 93.2F | | | Minimum Temperature | -11.2F | | | Windchill Minimum | -28.1F | |
Relevant quotes pertaining to the weather | “... then make it cold ...” |
| “... Combine the unhealthy computer obsessions with the crap weather and it's a wonder if you have any human interaction on campus at all ...” |
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Con: High speed winds and extreme cold and ice ...” |
| “... The comments on the social life, the broken spitits of the students, the terrible weather, etc etc ...” |
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It also gets snowy, which, being from around this area, doesn't bother me too much, but some people find it incredibly horrendous ...” |
| “... And don't get me started on the weather ...” |
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Faculty - Without exaggeration, I'd say around 70% of the engineering faculty can be described as cold, avoidant, and unreceptive to students'...” |
| “... (very few classes are offered during the summer quarter) Also, Even for someone from CT, it gets COLD here ...” |
| “... The other day, I waited in the cold for a shuttle to take me to the movie theater ...” |
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On the other hand, if it's a boring, depressing, dissapointing, cold experience you're looking for, then this school is for you ...” |
| “... every tour group is shown only the "nice" side of campus on the only sunny day we ever have ...” |
| “... I used to be a happy, enthusiastic person, now im a cold, mean shell of my former self ...” |
| “... Cloudy, with little sun ...” |
| “... This is a cold environment where you really feel almost scared to talk with them for fear of judgemnt ...” |
| “... The advisors were cold and unapproachable ...” |
| “... Although its no Las Vegas, its still pretty hot and gets no snow, so imagine what I was in when I went to RIT ...” |
| “... Fourth, I hated the weather ...” |
| “... * barely receive strong support for the stress, AND it is unentertaining but you'd rather be an individual who does not get involved, please, be m...” |
| “... RIT is a cold place and I'm not talking just about the weather ...” |
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The weather is sour though ...” |
| “... Other than the costant RAIN ...” |
| “... I like it at RIT, its a cool place especially in the winter when an average of about 93in of snow falls ...” |
| “... It is cold and windy here - that's the truth of the matter ...” |
| “... The weather sucks, yeah ...” |
| “... Nothing can be done about the weather ...” |
| “... The weather isn't so great if you're from a warn area, but it's not too bad ...” |
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I will admit that as a parent, I wasn't happy about either the weather or the fact that all architecture consists of homogeneous red brick ...” |
| “... As long as you don't mind a little cold weather and snow, RIT is a great choice for anyone looking for a tech school OR an art school; coming her...” |
| “... I like the safeness that is in the air and like too the snow under my shoes ...” |
| “... Yes, it's cold, not many things to do, and food is "so-so ...” |
| “... Cold weather: We girls get cold easier than the guys ...” |
| “... Still some people hate the brick, hate the sculptures (Especially the sentinel), and abhor the weather ...” |
| “... For cold winter, there are tunnels that connect all the dorms and food facilities, so you dont have to freeze to get breakfast or dinner ...” |
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CO-OPS ARE NICE
ADVISORS ARE DECENT
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a lot of people complain about the weather it is windy here alot, but thats only bec...” |
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The B-lot parking lot (the one for freshmen) is a 5-10 minute walk depending on where your dorm is, you get used to it, but when its cold ...” |
| “... Yes, the two campuses were very different in terms of the weather and demographics ...” |
| “... The weather is frequently overcast and drizzly ...” |
| “... We complained about the weather and the "lack" of beauty in the buildings back in our day too but alas you will get to actually like brick city i...” |
| “... If you like to kite or snowkite than there are plenty of places in the area ...” |
| “... The weather in Rochester is pretty gloomy most of the year ...” |
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I would say that the snow is a serious part of RIT life, it makes winter travel a pain if your not used to the northeast ...” |
| “... It is cold and windy here, and we do receive a record amount of snow, but why does weather play any role in what college you choose to attend .....” |
| “... Overall if it isn't raining the campus is very nice and I would say a plus here ...” |
| “... It gets really cold and the work is like 14 hrs a day in the arts foundation(if you want to be good) ...” |
| “... For one thing, it gets cold here; another thing is that the ratio is still mostly guys and parties cost money to get into ...” |
| “... Rochester: The weather is pitiful-- the winter is terribly cold and dreary (only go to RIT if you like snow), and you can go months without seeing...” |
| “... the buildings are boring, and then get depressing when associated with the not so great weather ...” |
| “... while most of us don't go that far, we usually become so extremely depressed and irritable because of the weather and ...” |
| “... It's hott for the first few weeks- and many dorms don't have air conditioning; but everyone always talks about how much snow it gets in the wint...” |
| “... It's cold in the winter, but what else would you expect ...” |
| “... Its cold, the people are creepy and no one cares about anything buy getting a good job and making money ...” |
| “... Although the buildings maybe a nice temperature, the winters in Rochester are tough, and the wind enhancing nature of the campus makes the cold w...” |
| “... My math professor is really cold ...” |
| “... The campus consists almost entirely of brick buildings, the weather sucks, and most students are geeks ...” |
| “... There is ALWAYS something to do weather you party or not ...” |
| “... Also, the chilling cold does not help to solve this atmosphere ...” |
| “... So is the weather and the dreaded "quarter mile walk" to classes ...” |
| “... THE WEATHER HERE IS SUB-ARCTIC ...” |
| “... If you like sunny weather and girls, you may want to look else where ...” |
| “... Me and my friends that I made would go out and have fires all the time at this certain secret spot all the time when the weather was nice enough...” |
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Campus and weather ...” |
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The winters are cold yes, so get a good coat, some warm gloves and a pair of boots ...” |
| “... Add into this climate a really cold winter, and cabin fever, and it's not hard to see why many people don't like it ...” |
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Pros: Education, Job Opportunities
Cons: Social Life, Weather, Challenging ...” |
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