East Setauket, NY Climate

East Setauket, NY has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers with occasional heavy rainfall, and cold winters with frequent snowfall. The average annual temperature is 54.3°F (12.4°C) with an average high of 71°F (22°C) in July and an average low of 27°F (-3°C) in January. During the summer months, daytime temperatures can reach up to 90°F (32°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging 36 inches (914 mm) annually.

Climate	East Setauket, New York	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.