Climate in Brooklyn, New York

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

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

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Brooklyn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brooklyn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 27
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 Brooklyn is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

July is the hottest month for Brooklyn with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Brooklyn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brooklyn are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brooklyn with an average of 26.5°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Brooklyn, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.

In Brooklyn, there are 68.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Brooklyn, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

July is the wettest month in Brooklyn with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Brooklyn means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in Brooklyn with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in Brooklyn, 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 24.9 inches in Brooklyn means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Brooklyn with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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