Climate in New York.

Under the Köppen climate classification, New York City has a humid subtropical climate and has an average of 234 sunshine days annually.

Summers are typically hot and humid with average high temperatures of 26 – 29 °C and lows of 17 – 21 °C, however temperatures exceed 32 °C on average of 16 – 19 days each summer and can exceed 38 °C every 4–6 years. Winters are cold, and prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore somewhat minimizes the influence of the Atlantic Ocean.

New York City receives 49.7 inches of precipitation annually, which is fairly spread throughout the year. Average winter snowfall is about 24.4 inches but this often varies considerably from year to year, and snow cover usually remains very short. Hurricanes and tropical storms are rare in the New York area, but are not unheard of and always have the potential to strike the area.