Atlantic Beach, NY Climate


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Atlantic Beach, NY has a mild climate throughout the year with hot summers and mild winters. The average high in the summer is around 80°F (26.7°C) and the average low in the winter is around 40°F (4.4°C). The area gets ample amounts of sunshine year round, with an average of 260 sunny days per year. Precipitation is reasonably well distributed throughout the year though it does tend to be higher from June to September. The area does experience occasional storms throughout the year, but they are typically not extreme or violent.

Atlantic Beach, New York gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Atlantic Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlantic Beach gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Atlantic Beach, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAtlantic Beach, New YorkUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  24.1 in.27.8 in.
  127.7 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.27
  3.64.3
  7 ft.2443 ft.
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 Atlantic Beach with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In Atlantic Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atlantic Beach are June, September and August.
In Atlantic Beach, there are 7.0 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 Atlantic Beach with an average of 25.4°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.
In Atlantic Beach, there are 82.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.
In Atlantic Beach, 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 Atlantic Beach 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 Atlantic Beach with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 44.5 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.
May is the rainiest month in Atlantic Beach with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 127.7 rainy days annually in Atlantic Beach, 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 24.1 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Atlantic Beach with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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