Zip 10925 (Greenwood Lake, NY) Climate

10925 Greenwood Lake, NY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 22°F. The area generally receives moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the year, particularly in spring and autumn months, and occasional snowfall during winter months. Despite this, sunshine is plentiful with an average of 220 days per year that receive at least some sunshine. This makes 10925 Greenwood Lake, NY an ideal location for outdoor activities all year round.

Greenwood Lake (zip 10925), New York gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenwood Lake (zip 10925) averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Greenwood Lake (zip 10925). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenwood Lake (zip 10925) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 17
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 10925 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 10925 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 10925 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 10925 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 10925 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 10925 zip code, there are 7.7 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 10925 zip code with an average of 17.4°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 10925 zip code, there are 128.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 10925 zip code, there are 3.6 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 10925 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 10925 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in the 10925 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 10925 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 123.8 rainy days annually in the 10925 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 36.5 inches in the 10925 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 10925 zip code with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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