Zip 10025 (Upper West Side, NY) Climate

The climate in 10025 Upper West Side, NY is quite temperate. The summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching the mid-eighties on average during the day. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping into the twenties at night. The area generally receives around 40 inches of precipitation annually. Given its location, 10025 Upper West Side, NY experiences all four seasons throughout the year, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities regardless of the time of year.

Upper West Side (zip 10025), New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Upper West Side (zip 10025) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Upper West Side (zip 10025). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Upper West Side (zip 10025) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 10025 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 10025 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Upper West Side, New York	United States
	47.9 in.	38.1 in.
	26.1 in.	27.8 in.
	122.0 days	106.2 days
	234 days	205 days
	84.9°	85.8°
	26.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.6	4.3
	51 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 10025 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In the 10025 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 10025 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 10025 zip code, there are 15.1 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 10025 zip code with an average of 26.5°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 10025 zip code, there are 68.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 10025 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 10025 zip code 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 10025 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 47.9 inches in the 10025 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in the 10025 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 122.0 rainy days annually in the 10025 zip code, 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 26.1 inches in the 10025 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 10025 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Amanda · Upper Westside, NY

Morningside Heights - Up and Coming

Over 13 years ago

Morningside has really been transformed in recent years. Apartment rentals are still less expensive than further down town, but lots of shops and restaurants are More

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Karen · Upper Westside, NY

Upper West Side

Over 13 years ago

As a single person, you will have a difficult time surviving in Manhattan on less than $50,000/year. After 15+ years in the city, I was laid off, then got a job with a More

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Ruby · New York, NY

At the edge of the Upper West Side and Morningside

Over 14 years ago

I live at 109th and Broadway, so I am one block south of Morningside Heights, but I might as well be living there. The area is okay and I feel safe here. The neighbors More

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