Rockland County, NY Climate

Rockland County, NY has a humid subtropical climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The hottest month is July with an average high of 81°F (27°C), while the coldest month is January with an average low of 22°F (-5.5°C). There is usually around 47 inches of rain per year in Rockland County. Snowfall averages 40 inches per year, making it one of the snowier areas in New York State. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common in Rockland County due to its humid climate and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Rockland County, New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockland County averages 29 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 Rockland County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockland County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Rockland County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rockland, New York	United States
	49.7 in.	38.1 in.
	28.7 in.	27.8 in.
	118.7 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	81.4°	85.8°
	17.2°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.8	4.3
	424 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 Rockland County with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In Rockland County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockland County are June, August and July.

In Rockland County, there are 8.0 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 Rockland County with an average of 17.2°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In Rockland County, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In Rockland County, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Rockland County 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 Rockland County with 4.6 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 49.7 inches in Rockland County means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Rockland County with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 118.7 rainy days annually in Rockland County, 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 28.7 inches in Rockland County means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Rockland County with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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