Average Sunshine in New York for July
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a place in New York state is the total days this month when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours. Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. The rest of the days are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover. All the numbers are annual averages, made from years of weather watching.
| Place | Sunny Days |
Partly Sunny Days |
Total Days With Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Binghamton | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| New York Central Park | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| New York, JFK Airport | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| New York, LaGuardia Airport | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Rochester | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Syracuse | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
| City | % Sun |
|---|---|
| Albany | 64 |
| Binghamton | 64 |
| Buffalo | 67 |
| New York Central Park | 65 |
| Rochester | 69 |
| Syracuse | 63 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.