East Hampton, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

East Hampton has an annual average temperature of 50.8°F with about 49.8 inches of precipitation per year and 26.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.97 in) and July the driest (3.16 in). Snow typically falls from December through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,514
Cooling need
411

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

49 of 366 (13.4%) of East Hampton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
27
1940s
40
1950s
23
1960s
19
1970s
33
1980s
31
1990s
61
2000s
63
2010s
37
2020s
32

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 38.5°F 23.0°F 30.7°F 4.05 in 7.2 in 10
February 39.7°F 23.6°F 31.6°F 3.61 in 8.6 in 10
March 45.7°F 29.7°F 37.7°F 4.94 in 6.0 in 10
April 55.3°F 38.1°F 46.7°F 4.34 in 0.8 in 11
May 65.1°F 47.4°F 56.2°F 3.57 in 10
June 74.5°F 57.1°F 65.8°F 3.86 in 9
July 80.6°F 63.5°F 72.0°F 3.16 in 8
August 79.5°F 62.2°F 70.9°F 3.94 in 8
September 72.8°F 55.6°F 64.2°F 4.79 in 8
October 62.6°F 44.8°F 53.7°F 4.72 in 9
November 52.6°F 36.0°F 44.3°F 3.81 in 0.1 in 10
December 44.0°F 28.3°F 36.1°F 4.97 in 4.1 in 11

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