New Hempstead, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in New Hempstead actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for New Hempstead, NY, the comfort score comes out to 50/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much New Hempstead's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in New Hempstead run from 29°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 45.5°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
New Hempstead, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.39in |
| Feb | 41°F | 20°F | 2.71in |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 3.86in |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 4.17in |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.58in |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.13in |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.65in |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.57in |
| Sep | 76°F | 56°F | 3.95in |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.37in |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 3.77in |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 4.05in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are New Hempstead's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet New Hempstead actually gets
New Hempstead averages 48.2in of precipitation a year across roughly 116 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
New Hempstead against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, New Hempstead comes in at 1988; within NY alone it ranks 62 of 170. Population is about 5,515.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ US, the NOAA station 14.4 miles from New Hempstead, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is