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Weather in Hempstead, NY · National Weather Service + NOAA

Hempstead has milder winters than most of New York

Hempstead has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 55° and a normal night drops to 38°.

Winter 43°/28°Spring 60°/42°Summer 83°/64°Fall 65°/48°
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Sunrise 6:26 am · sunset 4:49 pm

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What stands out about Hempstead’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of New YorkJanuary nights average 26°, milder than 2,120 of 2,223 New York towns.Less snow than most of New YorkAbout 19 inches a winter, less than 2,085 of 2,156 New York towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 97% of U.S. towns.A long growing season224 frost-free days, from Apr 2 to Nov 12.
A normal year

Where today sits in Hempstead’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
43° / 28°
6 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 2
Summer
83° / 64°
16 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
65° / 48°
First frost around Nov 12
10 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 12)
Best months to be outside
MayJunAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Hempstead get?About 19 inches a winter.When is it wettest?March, with 4.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Hempstead itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Mineola, NY (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.