Zip 10709 (Eastchester, NY) Climate

10709 Eastchester, NY experiences all four seasons throughout the year with generally mild temperatures. Summers are usually hot and humid while winters can be cold but not overly harsh. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with slightly more precipitation in the summer months. Spring and fall are typically very pleasant times of the year in 10709 Eastchester, NY when temperatures are mild and comfortable.

Eastchester (zip 10709), New York gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eastchester (zip 10709) averages 28 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 Eastchester (zip 10709). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eastchester (zip 10709) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 10709 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 10709 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Eastchester, New York	United States
	49.8 in.	38.1 in.
	28.2 in.	27.8 in.
	119.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	82.1°	85.8°
	19.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.6	4.3
	191 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 10709 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 10709 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 10709 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 10709 zip code, there are 10.7 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 10709 zip code with an average of 19.8°. This is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 10709 zip code, there are 117.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New York.

In the 10709 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 10709 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 10709 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in the 10709 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 10709 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in the 10709 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.2 inches in the 10709 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 10709 zip code with 9.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.