Best time to visit New York
By our rule, the best months to visit New York are May and June, and September and October. Daily highs then run from 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) in October to 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in June, and rain from 100.6 mm in May to 115.3 mm in June, as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Rule: daily high over 16 °C and up to 28 °C, low 8 °C or more, rain 150 mm or less. Means hide hot, cold and wet days. No data on crowds, prices or events. How we test each month
Last updated : first sourced version.
Each month against the rule
| Month | Meets the rule | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | No: cold, low | 4.2 | -2.3 | 92.5 |
| Feb | No: cold, low | 5.7 | -1.4 | 81.0 |
| Mar | No: cold, low | 9.9 | 2.1 | 109.0 |
| Apr | No: low | 16.6 | 7.5 | 103.9 |
| May | Yes | 21.9 | 12.8 | 100.6 |
| Jun | Yes | 26.5 | 18.0 | 115.3 |
| Jul | No: hot | 29.4 | 21.2 | 116.8 |
| Aug | No: hot | 28.5 | 20.5 | 115.8 |
| Sep | Yes | 24.6 | 16.8 | 109.5 |
| Oct | Yes | 18.1 | 10.8 | 111.3 |
| Nov | No: cold, low | 12.2 | 5.6 | 90.9 |
| Dec | No: cold, low | 6.8 | 1.0 | 111.3 |
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, checked .
Notes. High and 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.
Months by what matters to you
- Warmest daily highs: July 29.4 °C, August 28.5 °C, June 26.5 °C.
- Coolest daily highs: January 4.2 °C, February 5.7 °C, December 6.8 °C.
- Driest: February 81.0 mm, November 90.9 mm, January 92.5 mm.
- Sunniest: no data.
- Longest days: June 15 h 05 min, July 14 h 48 min, May 14 h 28 min.
Top three months by each mean. Equal values share a place. Day length on the 15th of each month, 2026.
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Sources
- Attribution: Palecki, Michael; Durre, Imke; Applequist, Scott; Arguez, Anthony; Lawrimore, Jay (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
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