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Jay

Queensbury Quaker Burying Ground

Hopkins Cottage

Ausable River

Mirror Lake, New York

New York, United States

Jay

Jay is a village in New York, United States. It has a population of about 2,486 (2020). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now56°F

Best timeJun · Aug–Sep

Population2,486

Local time10:46

44.38° N, 73.73° WElevation 709 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

Postal codes12941, 12987

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do

The year in Jayweather score

October: high / low57° / 38°

Rain this month92mm

Best timeJun · Aug–Sep

Best: Jun · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Jay at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:19 · 18:0110 h 41 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:14 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 4.4 Next holiday3 NovemberElection Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitJun · Aug–Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month80°F

Average high in July

Coolest month8°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthJuly

98 mm of rain

Driest monthJanuary

56 mm of rain

Monuments nearby7+

within 8.7 km

Weather in Jay

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

56°F

Sunny · wind 7 km/h · humidity 47%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct60°28°

Fri23 Oct51°29°

Sat24 Oct57°27°

Sun25 Oct66°29°

Mon26 Oct56°35°

Tue27 Oct46°26°

Wed28 Oct53°25°

Thu29 Oct64°30°

Fri30 Oct53°35°6.9 mm

Sat31 Oct53°31°

When to go to Jay

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	25	28	25	32	62	64	59	63	72	41	22	18
High	26°	30°	39°	53°	67°	76°	80°	78°	71°	57°	44°	32°
Low	8°	9°	19°	32°	44°	53°	58°	56°	48°	38°	27°	16°
Rain (mm)	56	56	64	74	84	98	98	100	90	92	79	68
Wet days	11	10	12	13	15	16	17	14	11	14	12	14

What's on in Jay

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

Election DayRegional holiday

Veterans DayNational

Thanksgiving DayNational

Christmas DayNational

Monuments and museums in Jay

Queensbury Quaker Burying Ground

Hopkins Cottage

Wells Memorial Library

Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom

Palmer Brook Bridge

Monuments of New York Museums of New York

Outdoors around Jay

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Viewpoints5 Camp sites5 Mountain huts1

Lake Placid / Whiteface Mtn. KOA HolidayCamp sites

1.5 km

Wilderness Inn Restaurant BarMountain huts

1.9 km

View of WhitefaceViewpoints

2.3 km

Providence RockViewpoints

2.5 km

Wilmington Notch CampgroundCamp sites

5.5 km

Whiteface Mountain Ski CenterSki area · 44 km of pistes · 11 lifts

Mount Pisgah Ski CenterSki area · 2 km of pistes · 2 lifts

Nature around Jay

Nature in United States

Ausable River

Newberry Pond

Mirror Lake, New York

Silver Lake (Clinton County, New York)

Franklin Falls Pond

Lake Placid, New York

Nature in New York Mountains of New York Beaches of United States

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Jay

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:14 · Moonset 04:17 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~18 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 05:38 Northern lightsKp 4.4about 29 nights a year

Earthquakes around Jay

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record6within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

5.3Black Brook 7 km ↗2002 · 15 km

5.1Newcomb 8 km ↙1983 · 64 km

Towns and villages around Jay

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

North Jay5.1 km Haselton5.2 km Wilmington7.1 km Rome8 km Green Street9.2 km North Pole10 km Glenmore13 km Keene14 km Deerhead15 km Lewis17 km Whiteface Landing18 km Stowersville19 km

All 62 towns and villages in Essex County New York

Jay from above

Around Jay29 places to see, do and reach nearby

Ausable RiverNature5.2 mi Newberry PondNature6.7 mi Mirror Lake, New YorkNature14 mi Silver Lake (Clinton County, New York)Nature12 mi Franklin Falls PondNature13 mi Lake Placid, New YorkNature14 mi Moose Island, Lake PlacidNature12 mi Buck Island, Lake PlacidNature13 mi Mount MarcyMountain21 mi Algonquin PeakMountain20 mi Mount HaystackMountain20 mi Mount SkylightMountain22 mi Whiteface MountainMountain8.6 mi Iroquois PeakMountain21 mi Whiteface Mountain Ski CenterSki area8.1 mi Mount Pisgah Ski CenterSki area20 mi Queensbury Quaker Burying GroundMonument4.7 mi Hopkins CottageMonument5.3 mi WellscroftMonument3.1 mi Wells Memorial LibraryMonument3.4 mi Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and ShowroomMonument3.7 mi Palmer Brook BridgeMonument5.4 mi Wilmington BridgeMonument4.5 mi KeesevillePlace15 mi KeenePlace8.8 mi WilmingtonPlace4.4 mi Lake PlacidPlace14 mi ElizabethtownPlace13 mi North ElbaPlace14 mi

Postal codes

1294112987

Getting to Jay

Plattsburgh International AirportPBG

37 km

Adirondack Regional AirportSLK

38 km

Patrick Leahy Burlington International AirportBTV

47 km

Places near Jay

Keeseville

Keene

Wilmington

Lake Placid

Elizabethtown

North Elba

Au Sable Forks

Lewis

Places with a climate like Jay

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Peshtigo

57° / 38°May · Aug–Sep

Lowville

57° / 37°Jun · Aug–Sep

Oconto Falls

58° / 37°Jun · Aug–Sep

Stevens Point

57° / 37°Jun · Aug–Sep

Gloversville

57° / 38°Jun · Aug–Sep

Watson

57° / 38°Jun · Aug–Sep

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Jay?

Based on 30-year climate normals, June, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Jay.

What is the hottest month in Jay?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F and lows of 58°F.

What is the coldest month in Jay?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 26°F and lows of 8°F.

What is the rainiest month in Jay?

July is the wettest month with about 3.9 in of precipitation on 17 wet days.

What is the postal code of Jay?

Jay has 2 postal codes: 12941, 12987.