Port Jefferson, NY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Port Jefferson has an annual average temperature of 54.7°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.3°F). March is typically the wettest month (4.65 in) and February the driest (3.20 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,521
Cooling need
819

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Climate change signal

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211 of 366 (57.7%) of Port Jefferson'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.

2000s
78
2010s
215
2020s
73

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 41.0°F 26.3°F 33.7°F 3.71 in
February 42.9°F 27.8°F 35.3°F 3.20 in
March 50.0°F 32.8°F 41.4°F 4.65 in
April 63.7°F 42.8°F 53.2°F 4.42 in
May 71.7°F 51.4°F 61.6°F 3.89 in
June 78.2°F 61.1°F 69.6°F 3.93 in
July 83.1°F 67.5°F 75.3°F 3.88 in
August 81.8°F 67.0°F 74.4°F 4.02 in
September 74.7°F 61.3°F 68.0°F 4.30 in
October 64.8°F 48.8°F 56.8°F 4.24 in
November 56.0°F 40.3°F 48.2°F 3.70 in
December 46.1°F 32.1°F 39.1°F 4.56 in

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