September in Locust Valley: afternoons around 78°F, nights around 60°F. Nothing in the forecast averages argues against a doorstep delivery; any basket in the catalog travels well.
Heat (July). Afternoons average 85°F or more, peaking near 87°F in July. Send chocolate, cheese and fresh fruit to a workplace or a front desk in these months; baked goods, nuts, coffee, tea and spa baskets can take a doorstep drop.
Freezing nights (January and February). The average low reaches 27°F in January. Jams, sauces and fresh fruit should not spend a night outside; offices, senior residences and hospitals all receive indoors.
Snow (January, February, March and December). About 19 inches a year on average. Allow one extra business day when the date matters: a birthday box that ships two days out still lands on time if it leaves three days out.
Wettest months (March and December). Around 4.4 and 4.2 inches of rain on average. Boxes are sealed, not waterproof: a covered porch or a workplace address keeps the packaging presentable.
Weather only matters for the shipped box. The same-day flowers on this page are carried in by a local florist and handed over, whatever the month.
Normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020, Mineola station, 10.3 miles from Locust Valley. Heat: average high 85°F or more. Freezing: average low 32°F or less. Snow: 2 inches or more in the month. Wettest: the two months with the most rain.