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United States / New York / New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area / Westchester County / Irvington / Zip Codes
Irvington, NY has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 82°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 22°F. There is significant precipitation year round, with average annual snowfall of just over 36 inches. The humidity levels are consistently quite high, which can make hot days feel very muggy and uncomfortable.

Irvington, New York gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Irvington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Irvington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Irvington is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Irvington, 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 Irvington with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New York. In Irvington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Irvington are August, June and July.
In Irvington, there are 7.1 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 Irvington with an average of 18.1°. This is warmer than most places in New York.
In Irvington, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
In Irvington, there are 5.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Irvington 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.
September is the wettest month in Irvington with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in Irvington means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.
April is the rainiest month in Irvington with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in Irvington, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in Irvington means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Irvington with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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John S. · Tarrytown, NY
Rich and upper middle class neighborhoods
Over 15 years ago

Taxes thru the roof. Highest taxed town in the entire USA. Business frowned upon.Extremely bloated school budget with excess school administration staff. The high school  More

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Abhd · Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY
property and taxes
Over 19 years ago

a good place to live in many ways - low crime, good location - but the school/property taxes are extremly high and will continue to rise in the years ahead due to a  More

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