Zip 11420 (New York, NY) Climate

11420 New York, NY has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average high during the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low during the winter is around 26 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with about 2 inches of precipitation per month on average. Snowfall is fairly light, with an average of 10\" annually. The area generally experiences warm, sunny days and cool, cloudy evenings throughout the year.

New York (zip 11420), New York gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New York (zip 11420) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in New York (zip 11420). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New York (zip 11420) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 11420 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 11420 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 11420 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the 11420 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 11420 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 11420 zip code, there are 10.0 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 11420 zip code with an average of 25.6°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 11420 zip code, there are 77.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In the 11420 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 11420 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.

July is the wettest month in the 11420 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 11420 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the 11420 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 129.2 rainy days annually in the 11420 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 25.4 inches in the 11420 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in the 11420 zip code with 8.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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