Hempstead, NY Weather & Climate Normals
Hempstead's real weather, in one number
Hempstead, NY scores 46/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Hempstead's hottest and coldest months
Hempstead's hottest month is Jul, averaging 77°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 35°F, a 42.2°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Rain and snow in Hempstead
Over a typical year, Hempstead sees about 42.8in of precipitation a year across roughly 114 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Hempstead ranks
Hempstead ranks 2925 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 113 of 170 within NY. About 59,569 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK, NY US, 6.9 miles from Hempstead, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is