Oyster Bay Cove, NY Climate

Oyster Bay Cove, NY has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters. The town typically sees cooler temperatures due to its coastal location along the Long Island Sound, which helps moderate humidity levels during the sweltering summer months. Winters in Oyster Bay Cove are typically cold but rarely extreme, with temperatures generally hovering at or above freezing for most of the season. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, especially in late spring and early autumn when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall is usually light to moderate during the winter months.

Oyster Bay Cove, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oyster Bay Cove averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Oyster Bay Cove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oyster Bay Cove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oyster Bay Cove is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Oyster Bay Cove, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oyster Bay Cove, New York	United States
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	83.6°	85.8°
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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 Oyster Bay Cove with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In Oyster Bay Cove, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oyster Bay Cove are June, September and August.

In Oyster Bay Cove, there are 10.3 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 Oyster Bay Cove with an average of 25.1°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In Oyster Bay Cove, there are 83.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In Oyster Bay Cove, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Oyster Bay Cove 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.

April is the wettest month in Oyster Bay Cove with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Oyster Bay Cove means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Oyster Bay Cove with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in Oyster Bay Cove, 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 23.9 inches in Oyster Bay Cove means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Oyster Bay Cove with 7.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.