What Brooklyn Weather Is Really Like
Is it going to swelter, freeze, or maybe something in between? The summers are like a subway platform at rush hour and the winters bite harder than a landlord's rent hike. Here's what else is going on around Brooklyn that will impact the time you spend outside.
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What's the Weather Really Like in Brooklyn?
The forecast, the fashion, and the fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Summer temps be like
Subway platform chic (upper 80s and sweaty)
Winter lows are
Freeze your artisanal coffee cold (mid 30s, sometimes 20s, whipping wind on those extra special days)
The humidity makes me
reconsider every life choice and hairstyle ever
Unique weather patterns
Nor'easters that shut down the L train, summer thunderstorms that flood the Gowanus in 20 minutes, and that one perfect week in October when everyone pretends they live in a Nancy Meyers movie
Local weather fashion tip
Layers are your religion now. Don't wear anything that can get stuck in the subway doors. Also, stock up on bodega umbrellas because you'll lose 47 of them
You know it's time to get out of town when
August hits and every Instagram story is someone's Fire Island or Montauk beach rental
Bugs be like
Roaches are a year round roommate situation, but summer mosquitos at backyard hangs are the real plot twist
You're stuck indoors again today because
The polar vortex dropped temps to single digits and your vintage apartment's radiator is either broken or cooking you alive, no in between
Green thumb enthusiasts love
The surprisingly decent growing season from May through October. Rooftop gardens thrive, fire escape tomatoes are a flex, and community gardens have waitlists longer than brunch spots
My Favorite Season in Brooklyn
Fall has the best weather in Brooklyn, and all of NYC -- I'd even go as far as to say the entire northeast. You get a reprieve from the oppressive summer humidity, and can enjoy comfortable temps before winter air creeps in around November
— Alexa Matthews
New York Local Expert
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