Dix Hills, NY Climate

Dix Hills, NY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The area receives an average of 47 inches of rain per year, mostly during the summer months. Snowfall is moderate, averaging about 29 inches annually. Spring and fall are typically mild with temperatures ranging from the 50s to the 80s Fahrenheit. Summer temperatures often reach the mid to upper 90s with high humidity levels.

Dix Hills, New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dix Hills averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Dix Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dix Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dix Hills is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Dix Hills, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dix Hills, New York	United States
	46.4 in.	38.1 in.
	24.8 in.	27.8 in.
	113.7 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	24.4°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.7	4.3
	203 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 Dix Hills with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Dix Hills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dix Hills are June, August and September.

In Dix Hills, there are 8.2 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 Dix Hills with an average of 24.4°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In Dix Hills, there are 88.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In Dix Hills, there are 0.1 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 Dix Hills 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.

April is the wettest month in Dix Hills with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in Dix Hills means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in Dix Hills with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 113.7 rainy days annually in Dix Hills, which is less rainy than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.8 inches in Dix Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Dix Hills with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.