Lake Success, NY Climate

Lake Success, NY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cold winters with occasional snowfall, and comfortable spring and fall seasons. The average temperature in the summer months is around 81°F (27°C) while the winter months bring temperatures around 30°F (-1°C). Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with occasional snowfall in the winter months. Lake Success experiences mild to moderate humidity levels all year long.

Lake Success, New York gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Success averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Lake Success. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Success gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake Success is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New York.

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lake Success, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lake Success, New York	United States
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	85.0°	85.8°
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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 Lake Success with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New York. In Lake Success, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Success are September, June and August.

In Lake Success, there are 15.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Success with an average of 26.3°. This is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Lake Success, there are 72.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New York.

In Lake Success, 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 Lake Success 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 Lake Success with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 46.7 inches in Lake Success means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in Lake Success with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in Lake Success, which is less rainy than most 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 23.7 inches in Lake Success means that it is less snowy than most places in New York. February is the snowiest month in Lake Success with 8.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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