New York City experiences a humid subtropical climate, and
New York is thus the northernmost major city on the North American continent with
this categorization. The suburbs to the immediate north and west lie in the
transition zone from a humid subtropical (Cfa) to a humid continental climate (Dfa). The area averages 234 days with at least some sunshine
annually, and averages 58% of possible sunshine annually, accumulating 2,400 to
2,800 hours of sunshine per annum.
