Zip 10705 (Yonkers, NY) Climate

10705 Yonkers, NY experiences a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The city averages around 43 inches of rain annually with most of the precipitation occurring in spring and summer. Winters are usually cold but occasionally mild, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures that can reach up to 95 degrees on some days. Snowfall during the winter months is common but light in comparison to other areas.

Yonkers (zip 10705), New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yonkers (zip 10705) averages 27 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 Yonkers (zip 10705). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yonkers (zip 10705) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 10705 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 10705 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Yonkers, New York	United States
	50.3 in.	38.1 in.
	27.4 in.	27.8 in.
	123.4 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	84.8°	85.8°
	25.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.6	4.3
	151 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 the 10705 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In the 10705 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 10705 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 10705 zip code, there are 14.4 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 10705 zip code with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 10705 zip code, there are 82.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 10705 zip code, there are 0.2 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 10705 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 10705 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in the 10705 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in the 10705 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 123.4 rainy days annually in the 10705 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 27.4 inches in the 10705 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 10705 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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