New Hackensack, NY Climate

New Hackensack, NY has a humid continental climate, characterized by cold winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in July is around 83 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius), while the average low temperature in January is around 17 degrees Fahrenheit (-8 degrees Celsius). During the summer months, there are often thunderstorms and showers that help to keep temperatures cooler. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches (109 cm) yearly. Snowfall can be quite significant during the winter months, averaging about 40 inches (102 cm) annually.

Climate	New Hackensack, 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.