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United States / New York / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Putnam County / Brewster / Zip Codes
Brewster, NY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures can get up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit while in winter temperatures drop down into the single digits. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, but snowfall usually happens more frequently during winter months. Winters tend to be dry due to cold air masses coming from Canada. Precipitation is usually moderate throughout the year with average yearly precipitation hovering around 44 inches.

Brewster, New York gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brewster averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Brewster. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brewster gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Brewster is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Brewster, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrewster, New YorkUnited States
  51.0 in.38.1 in.
  40.4 in.27.8 in.
  121.4 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  17.6°21.7°
  6.97
  3.54.3
  466 ft.2443 ft.
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 Brewster with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Brewster, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brewster are June, August and July.
In Brewster, there are 7.8 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 Brewster with an average of 17.6°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Brewster, there are 130.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Brewster, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Brewster but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
October is the wettest month in Brewster with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in Brewster means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Brewster with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in Brewster, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.4 inches in Brewster means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Brewster with 12.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Jack · Brewster, NY
NYC Commute Town
Over 13 years ago

Lived here for some time, school taxes way above national average, the town once thriving is no longer the same, there are nicer towns going south along the rail but  More

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Tom · Brewster, NY
Brewster, NY
Over 18 years ago

A nice area that is 1 1/2 hr by train North of New York City. It is growing rapidly because of the cost of housing is becoming extreme as you get closer to NYC. It has  More

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