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Long Island experiences relatively mild winters, with average temperatures around 31°F. Along with New York City, it may only see temperatures fall below zero in two or three winters a decade. Such conditions are due in part to these locations’ proximity to water. The Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, and Great South Bay retain their summer warmth for quite some time and warm the land near them as a result. Long Island’s winters aren’t overly cold, but they are usually quite wet, with about 3.5 inches of rain and anywhere from 3–10 inches of snow falling each month (although some parts of the island may receive more precipitation than others).