Zip 11576 (East Hills, NY) Climate

The climate in 11576 East Hills, NY is generally temperate. Winters are cold but typically mild with an average low of 20°F and high of 38°F. Summers tend to be warm and humid with an average low of 66°F and a high of 85°F. Overall, the area receives 39 inches of rain and 22 inches of snow each year, making it a great place to spend time outdoors during all seasons.

East Hills (zip 11576), New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Hills (zip 11576) averages 24 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 East Hills (zip 11576). The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Hills (zip 11576) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 11576 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 11576 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	East Hills, New York	United States
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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 11576 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In the 11576 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 11576 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 11576 zip code, there are 12.6 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 11576 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 11576 zip code, there are 80.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 11576 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 11576 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 11576 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 46.5 inches in the 11576 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 11576 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 126.2 rainy days annually in the 11576 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 23.6 inches in the 11576 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 11576 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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