Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Westhamptn Gabreski Airport's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 43.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,104 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWesthamptn Gabreski Airport
- Station IDUSW00014719
- Location40.84°N 72.63°W
- Elevation67 ft (20 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Westhamptn Gabreski Airport is 61°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 37%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Westhamptn Gabreski Airport.
- Jan 39° 20°
- Feb 40° 21°
- Mar 47° 28°
- Apr 57° 36°
- May 66° 46°
- Jun 75° 56°
- Jul 81° 63°
- Aug 80° 61°
- Sep 74° 54°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 53° 34°
- Dec 45° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.65 in), the least in February (2.72 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 20°F | 29.4°F | 3.19 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 21°F | 30.6°F | 2.72 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 28°F | 37.2°F | 4.28 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 3.79 | 12 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 55.9°F | 3.31 | 14 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 75°F | 56°F | 65.6°F | 3.50 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 81°F | 63°F | 71.9°F | 2.88 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 61°F | 70.8°F | 3.74 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 54°F | 63.7°F | 3.75 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 43°F | 52.9°F | 4.65 | 12 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 34°F | 43.5°F | 3.48 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 26°F | 35.2°F | 4.17 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 40°F | 50.2°F | 43.46 | 131 | 6 | 132 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.4°C | 81 mm |
| February | 5°C | −6°C | −0.8°C | 69 mm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 2.9°C | 109 mm |
| April | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 96 mm |
| May | 19°C | 8°C | 13.3°C | 84 mm |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 18.7°C | 89 mm |
| July | 27°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 73 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 95 mm |
| September | 23°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 95 mm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 118 mm |
| November | 12°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 88 mm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 1.8°C | 106 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bridgehampton (19 miles away), gets 27 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014719; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014719.
When is the last frost at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
In Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 in half of years and before October 2 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 71 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 160 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 184 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Westhamptn Gabreski Airport in zone 7a in ZIP code 11978, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00014719; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
In a normal year in Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 132 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 131 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 132a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 17high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 131a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 100°F, on June 24, 2025; the lowest is −15°F, on January 17, 2009.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1953, with 55.90 in; the snowiest season is 1957–58, with 72.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00014719; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00014719. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.8 |
| February | 69% | 2.7 |
| March | 71% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 82% | 6.1 |
| August | 82% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.4 |
| October | 72% | 3.0 |
| November | 70% | 2.1 |
| December | 64% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Westhamptn Gabreski Airport record?
A normal year at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport brings 5,924 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 578 cooling degree days, 36% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,648 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,105 | 0 |
| February | 962 | 0 |
| March | 862 | 0 |
| April | 568 | 1 |
| May | 291 | 9 |
| June | 66 | 84 |
| July | 7 | 221 |
| August | 10 | 191 |
| September | 103 | 65 |
| October | 380 | 7 |
| November | 645 | 0 |
| December | 925 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,924 | 578 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014719. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 51.6°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.6°F | +1.4°F | 39.48 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00014719. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Westhamptn Gabreski Airport's climate compare?
Westhamptn Gabreski Airport is warmer than 107 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 64. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Westhamptn Gabreski Airport is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Westhamptn Gabreski Airport share this climate record?
11 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Hampton Bays, NY17,138 people · 6 mi E
- Flanders, NY6,388 people · 3 mi NE
- East Quogue, NY5,871 people · 3 mi E
- Westhampton, NY3,702 people · 1 mi W
- Eastport, NY2,259 people · 5 mi W
- Westhampton Beach, NY2,238 people · 3 mi S
- Quogue, NY1,697 people · 2 mi SE
- Remsenburg-Speonk, NY1,559 people · 4 mi SW
- Northampton, NY1,098 people · 3 mi NW
- Quiogue, NY853 people · 2 mi S
- West Hampton Dunes, NY119 people · 6 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Westhamptn Gabreski Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bridgehampton (19 miles away), records 27 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
October, with 4.65 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.72 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Westhamptn Gabreski Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Westhamptn Gabreski Airport in zone 7a in ZIP code 11978, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Westhamptn Gabreski Airport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New York climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Baiting Hollow, NY9 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Riverhead, NY9 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Mattituck, NY12 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York, NY12 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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