Setauket, NY Climate

Setauket, NY has a typical New England climate, with moderately warm summers and cold winters. The temperatures range from an average high of 78°F in July to an average low of 23°F in January. Rainfall is also fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging approximately 4 inches per month. Snowfall totals can vary significantly, but typically range from 12 to 21 inches annually.

Climate	Setauket, New York	United States
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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.