Crown Heights, NY Climate


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Crown Heights, NY has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. On average, the winter temperature ranges from 27-45 degrees Fahrenheit, while the summer temperatures range from 76-90 degrees Fahrenheit. There is plenty of precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches annually. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an annual average of 25 inches of snow. Spring and autumn are generally mild in Crown Heights with temperatures ranging from 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit.

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

Crown Heights averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 166 sunny days per year in Crown Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crown Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Crown Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrown Heights, New YorkUnited States
  46.9 in.38.1 in.
  41.6 in.27.8 in.
  124.5 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  112 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 Crown Heights with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Crown Heights, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crown Heights are June, September and August.
In Crown Heights, there are 14.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crown Heights with an average of 14.3°. This is colder than most places in New York.
In Crown Heights, there are 144.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.
In Crown Heights, there are 7.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Crown Heights 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.
July is the wettest month in Crown Heights with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 46.9 inches in Crown Heights means that it is wetter than most places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Crown Heights with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 124.5 rainy days annually in Crown Heights, which is about average compared to other 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 41.6 inches in Crown Heights means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Crown Heights with 13.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 18 years ago

One of the things that I love about NYC is that your child has a chance to go to just about any public high school in any of the five boroughs. The choice is not  More

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