<p>You will be too busy at Cornell to pay much attention to the weather. The campus and area are spectacularly beautiful. There is always summer school if you want to experience a Finger Lakes summer. I grew up and lived within ten minutes of a Finger Lake until 12 years ago; now I am 50 minutes away from the nearest one - still too far. The microclimate created by Cayuga lake and the low elevation actually extends the growing season by about 5 weeks compared to the rest of upstate New York.</p>