Zip 12837 (Hampton, NY) Climate

12837 Hampton, NY experiences a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often rising to the upper 80s and 90s. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures occasionally dropping below 0 °F. The area also receives significant precipitation throughout the year, including rain and snowfall averaging around 40 inches per year. Spring and fall are generally mild, with temperatures ranging from 40-60 °F.

Hampton (zip 12837), New York gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hampton (zip 12837) averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Hampton (zip 12837). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hampton (zip 12837) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 10
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 12837 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 12837 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hampton, New York	United States
	42.9 in.	38.1 in.
	69.1 in.	27.8 in.
	139.5 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	82.4°	85.8°
	9.5°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3	4.3
	774 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 12837 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 12837 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 12837 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 12837 zip code, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 12837 zip code with an average of 9.5°. This is one of the coldest places in New York.

In the 12837 zip code, there are 155.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the 12837 zip code, there are 18.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New York.

Humidity in the 12837 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 12837 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in the 12837 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 12837 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 139.5 rainy days annually in the 12837 zip code, which is rainier than most places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 69.1 inches in the 12837 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 12837 zip code with 18.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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