New York month by month
Plan your visit to New York by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 4°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 97 mm
January in New York is the city stripped bare. The holiday decorations come down in the first week or so, the tourists thin out, and what's left is something closer to the real…
- February
- High
- 6°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 86 mm
February in New York is the city at its most raw and honest. The holiday decorations are long gone, the tourist crowds have thinned out considerably, and what you're left with is…
- March
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 139 mm
March in New York sits right in that awkward seam between winter and spring. Some days you'll step outside and feel genuine warmth on your face for the first time in months. Other…
- April
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 113 mm
April in New York sits right at that turning point where winter finally loosens its grip and the city starts to breathe again. You'll still get a few raw, gray days that feel like…
- May
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 114 mm
May is when New York finally exhales. The raw, indecisive spring of March and April gives way to days that feel genuinely warm — highs around 21.5°C (71°F) with lows that still dip…
- June
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 82 mm
June in New York sits right at that sweet spot where spring's last cool mornings give way to genuine summer warmth. The city feels like it exhales — suddenly every rooftop bar has…
- July
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 140 mm
July in New York is the city at full volume. The heat settles in — not the gentle warmth of late spring, but the thick, sticky kind that radiates off the pavement and follows you…
- August
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 117 mm
August in New York is the city at its most unfiltered. The heat sits heavy between the buildings, subway platforms feel like saunas, and the whole place takes on this slightly…
- September
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 140 mm
September might be New York's best-kept secret among visitors, though locals have known this for years. The brutal summer heat finally loosens its grip — usually by the second week…
- October
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 142 mm
October might be the single best month to see New York City. The trees in Central Park and Prospect Park turn copper and gold, the summer humidity finally breaks, and the whole…
- November
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 63 mm
November in New York sits right at that hinge between autumn and winter, and honestly, it's one of the more underrated months to visit. Early November still carries traces of fall…
- December
- High
- 7°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 112 mm
December in New York is one of those months that lives up to the hype — and that's not something you can say about every overly romanticized travel destination. The city…