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United States / New York / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Orange County / Monroe / Zip Codes
Monroe, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Summers can be quite hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the day, while nights are milder and usually in the low-60s. Winters are relatively cold and snowy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing and snowfall averaging around 50 inches per year.

Monroe, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Monroe averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Monroe. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monroe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Monroe is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Monroe, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMonroe, New YorkUnited States
  47.2 in.38.1 in.
  36.7 in.27.8 in.
  116.6 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  18.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.64.3
  643 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 Monroe with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Monroe, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monroe are June, September and August.
In Monroe, there are 10.5 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 Monroe with an average of 18.2°. This is warmer than most places in New York.
In Monroe, there are 120.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.
In Monroe, there are 2.6 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 Monroe 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.
June is the wettest month in Monroe with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Monroe means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Monroe with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Monroe, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.7 inches in Monroe means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in Monroe with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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