New York, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in New York actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for New York, NY, the comfort score comes out to 42/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much New York's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in New York run from 34°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 43.8°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
New York, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 28°F | 3.64in | 8.8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 30°F | 3.19in | 10.1in |
| Mar | 50°F | 36°F | 4.29in | 5in |
| Apr | 62°F | 46°F | 4.09in | 0.4in |
| May | 71°F | 55°F | 3.96in | 0in |
| Jun | 80°F | 64°F | 4.54in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 70°F | 4.6in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 69°F | 4.56in | 0in |
| Sep | 76°F | 62°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Oct | 65°F | 51°F | 4.38in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 54°F | 42°F | 3.58in | 0.5in |
| Dec | 44°F | 34°F | 4.38in | 4.9in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are New York's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet New York actually gets
Over a typical year, New York sees about 49.52in of precipitation a year across roughly 125 days with measurable rain or snow, with 29.8in of snow a year.
New York against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, New York comes in at 4147; within NY alone it ranks 140 of 170. Population is about 8,478,072.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY US, the NOAA station 8.2 miles from New York, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated