Zip 10931 (Hillburn, NY) Climate

10931 Hillburn, NY has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm with average temperatures in the high 70s and the winters are cold and snowy with temperatures typically falling into the low 20s. Precipitation is abundant all year round, averaging approximately 40 inches per year. Snowfall typically begins in late November and continues through early March, although it can occasionally start earlier or last longer depending on weather conditions. During the summer months, thunderstorms can be frequent and intense due to the warm climate and high humidity levels.

Hillburn (zip 10931), New York gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hillburn (zip 10931) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Hillburn (zip 10931). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hillburn (zip 10931) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 10931 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 10931 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hillburn, New York	United States
	49.2 in.	38.1 in.
	26.2 in.	27.8 in.
	110.6 days	106.2 days
	221 days	205 days
	81.4°	85.8°
	16.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.8	4.3
	340 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 10931 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the 10931 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 10931 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 10931 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 10931 zip code with an average of 16.7°. This is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 10931 zip code, there are 130.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

In the 10931 zip code, there are 5.6 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 10931 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.

October is the wettest month in the 10931 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 49.2 inches in the 10931 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

April is the rainiest month in the 10931 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 110.6 rainy days annually in the 10931 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 26.2 inches in the 10931 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 10931 zip code with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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