City by Month

New York, United States

Warmest, coldest, wettest, most and least daylight: the highest or lowest of the 12 monthly values. Figures in brackets are converted: °F = °C × 9 ÷ 5 + 32, to 1 decimal; inches = mm ÷ 25.4, to 2 decimals.

Last updated : first sourced version.

Facts

New York, United States: facts, each with its source
FactValue and source
CountryUnited States Source: GeoNames dump, checked
Population8,804,190 (New York City (the five boroughs), 2020 census) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, checked
Area778.2 km² (New York City (the five boroughs), land, 2020) Converted from 300.45 square miles. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, checked
Coordinates40.7128° N, 74.0061° W rounded to four decimal places Source: Wikidata Query Service, checked
Time zoneAmerica/New_York Source: GeoNames dump, checked
LanguagesEnglish (official) Named official by Executive Order 14224 (1 March 2025), a presidential order, not an Act of Congress. Source: Executive Order 14224 (Federal Register), checked
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD) list dated 17 September 2026 Source: ISO 4217 list one (SIX Group), checked

Climate by month

New York: climate by month, 1991-2020 means. Measured at Central Park, 8 km north-east of the city centre point.
MonthHigh, °CLow, °CRain, mmSunshine, hours
Jan4.2-2.392.5no data
Feb5.7-1.481.0no data
Mar9.92.1109.0no data
Apr16.67.5103.9no data
May21.912.8100.6no data
Jun26.518.0115.3no data
Jul29.421.2116.8no data
Aug28.520.5115.8no data
Sep24.616.8109.5no data
Oct18.110.8111.3no data
Nov12.25.690.9no data
Dec6.81.0111.3no data

U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, NOAA. Checked .

High: mean daily maximum temperature. Low: mean daily minimum temperature. Rain: mean monthly precipitation total.

Notes. High: changed: source gives °F; converted to °C, rounded to 0.1. Low: changed: source gives °F; converted to °C, rounded to 0.1. Rain: changed: source gives inches; converted to mm (x 25.4), rounded to 0.1. Sunshine: the NOAA U.S. monthly normals have no sunshine measure.

Daylight by month

New York: sunrise, sunset and day length, 15th of each month, 2026, local time (America/New_York)
MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
Jan07:1816:539 h 36 min
Feb06:5017:3110 h 41 min
Mar07:0819:0311 h 55 min
Apr06:1719:3613 h 18 min
May05:3920:0614 h 28 min
Jun05:2420:2915 h 05 min
Jul05:3820:2614 h 48 min
Aug06:0619:5413 h 47 min
Sep06:3719:0512 h 28 min
Oct07:0718:1611 h 08 min
Nov06:4316:389 h 55 min
Dec07:1316:299 h 17 min

Sunrise and sunset computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator equations, to the minute, for the 15th of each month, 2026. Day length in hours and minutes. How we compute this

Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .

Airports

New York: airports, with distance from the city's coordinates
IATA codeAirportTypeDistance, km
LGALaGuardia Airportlarge airport13
EWRNewark Liberty International Airportlarge airport14
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airportlarge airport21

How we choose

Source: OurAirports airports.csv, checked .

Public holidays

New York: public holidays, 2026
DateHoliday
ThursdayNew Year’s Day Source
MondayBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Source
ThursdayLincoln's Birthday (New York State holiday)
MondayWashington’s Birthday Source
MondayMemorial Day Source
FridayJuneteenth National Independence Day Source
FridayIndependence Day (Federal holiday, observed for Saturday 4 July) Source
SaturdayIndependence Day (Federal offices take the Friday before instead)
MondayLabor Day Source
MondayColumbus Day Source
TuesdayElection Day (New York State holiday)
WednesdayVeterans Day Source
ThursdayThanksgiving Day Source
FridayChristmas Day Source

Typed from the official list and re-checked, .

New York: public holidays, 2027
DateHoliday
FridayNew Year’s Day Source
MondayBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Source
FridayLincoln's Birthday (New York State holiday)
MondayWashington’s Birthday Source
MondayMemorial Day Source
FridayJuneteenth National Independence Day (Federal holiday, observed for Saturday 19 June) Source
SaturdayJuneteenth (Federal offices take the Friday before instead)
SundayIndependence Day (Offices observe it on the Monday after)
MondayIndependence Day (Observed for Sunday 4 July) Source
MondayLabor Day Source
MondayColumbus Day Source
TuesdayElection Day (New York State holiday)
ThursdayVeterans Day Source
ThursdayThanksgiving Day Source
FridayChristmas Day (Federal holiday, observed for Saturday 25 December) Source
SaturdayChristmas Day (Federal offices take the Friday before instead)

Typed from the official list and re-checked, .

How we compute this

Source: Official public holiday list (cs.ny.gov), checked ; Official public holiday list (cs.ny.gov), checked .

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Cite this page: City by Month. "New York, United States: facts and climate by month". https://citybymonth.com/cities/united-states/new-york/. Last updated 2 October 2026.