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New York Weather by Month

These are climate averages, not a forecast. Station New York LaGuardia AP (USW00014732), 3.5 miles from downtown, elevation 11 ft.

New York's warmest month is July (avg high 86.4°F), coldest is January (avg low 28.6°F) and wettest is August (4.41 in), per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Warmest high July 86.4°F
Coldest low January 28.6°F
Wettest month August 4.41 in
Year of rain 12 months 45.28 in

Monthly Averages

New York's 12 monthly precipitation normals add up to 45.28 inches a year.

February is the driest month, with a precipitation normal of 2.93 inches.

January, February, March, April, November and December are the months with a snowfall normal above 0.1 inch, and they sum to 29.7 inches.

New York averages 121.7 days a year with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

Monthly climate normals for New York, NOAA 1991–2020, station USW00014732
Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Days ≥ 0.01 in	Snow
January	40.2°F	28.6°F	3.25 in	10.3	8.6 in
February	42.7°F	29.9°F	2.93 in	10.2	9.8 in
March	49.9°F	36.2°F	4.01 in	10.9	5.4 in
April	61.3°F	46.0°F	3.85 in	11.2	0.4 in
May	71.8°F	55.7°F	3.58 in	11.6	0.0 in
June	81.1°F	65.7°F	4.03 in	10.7	0.0 in
July	86.4°F	71.9°F	4.30 in	9.7	0.0 in
August	84.5°F	71.0°F	4.41 in	9.5	0.0 in
September	77.2°F	64.4°F	3.88 in	8.3	0.0 in
October	66.0°F	53.3°F	3.81 in	9.0	0.1 in
November	55.0°F	43.2°F	3.15 in	8.8	0.3 in
December	45.4°F	34.7°F	4.08 in	11.5	5.2 in

Warmest, Coldest and Wettest Months

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 86.4°F.

The coldest month is January, with an average low of 28.6°F.

The wettest month is August, at 4.41 inches of precipitation over about 9.5 days.

In New York, five months (May, June, July, August and September) have an average high of at least 70°F.

The range from the lowest average low to the highest average high in New York is 57.8°F.

In July, the average high in New York is 14.5°F above the average low.

Best Months to Visit New York for Weather

May meets the weather rule on this page: an average high from 65 to 85°F and precipitation below 3.77 inches.

The rule keeps a month when the average high is from 65 to 85°F and precipitation is below 3.77 inches, the mean of the twelve monthly precipitation normals.

May · 71.8°F

About This Data

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Station: NEW YORK LAGUARDIA AP (USW00014732), 3.5 mi from downtown, elevation 11 ft. Climate normals are 30-year averages, not forecasts. MonthSky is not affiliated with NOAA.

Palecki, Michael; Durre, Imke; Applequist, Scott; Arguez, Anthony; Lawrimore, Jay (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed 2026-10-21.

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