Zip 11724 (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) Climate

11724 Cold Spring Harbor, NY has a humid continental climate, where there is a wide range of temperatures throughout the seasons. Summers are warm and humid with average highs of around 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24°C), while winters can be bitterly cold, with average lows around 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7°C). The area experiences moderate rainfall throughout the year, with most snowfall occurring between December and March. In addition to precipitation, 11724 Cold Spring Harbor also sees moderately high levels of humidity all year long.

Cold Spring Harbor (zip 11724), New York gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cold Spring Harbor (zip 11724) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 150 sunny days per year in Cold Spring Harbor (zip 11724). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cold Spring Harbor (zip 11724) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 11724 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 11724 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cold Spring Harbor, New York	United States
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	83.0°	85.8°
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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 11724 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 11724 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 11724 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 11724 zip code, there are 8.4 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 the 11724 zip code with an average of 24.5°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 11724 zip code, there are 87.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 11724 zip code, 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 the 11724 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.

April is the wettest month in the 11724 zip code with 4.3 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 46.4 inches in the 11724 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in the 11724 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in the 11724 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 24.9 inches in the 11724 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 11724 zip code with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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