New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area, NY Climate

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate. The summers can be hot and humid, while winters are usually cold and snowy. The area experiences all four seasons, with spring and autumn bringing mild weather and rain. Summer temperatures can reach the mid-90s Fahrenheit with high humidity levels. Winter temperatures are cold, typically in the twenties Fahrenheit or lower in extreme cases. Snowfall averages around 20 to 25 inches annually in this region. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms during the summer months that can bring severe weather and flooding. Despite this, the overall climate is generally mild compared to other parts of the country.

New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area are June, September and August.

In the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, there are 102.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, there are 1.5 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 the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area 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.

July is the wettest month in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, 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 27.9 inches in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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