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United States / New York / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Nassau County / Inwood / Zip Codes
Inwood, NY is a great place to visit if you enjoy warm climates. The summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s and low 90s. Winters tend to be mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall averages about 46 inches annually, making it one of the rainiest places in New York. Snowfall is light, usually totaling around 10 inches per year. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, averaging over 200 days annually.

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

Inwood averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Inwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Inwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Inwood is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Inwood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Inwood with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Inwood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Inwood are June, September and August.
In Inwood, there are 8.3 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 Inwood with an average of 25.7°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.
In Inwood, there are 78.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.
In Inwood, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Inwood 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 Inwood with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Inwood means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Inwood with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 130.2 rainy days annually in Inwood, which is about average compared to other 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 23.9 inches in Inwood means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Inwood with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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