New York, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NY AVE V BROOKLYN, NY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New York has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 47.1 inches of precipitation per year and 24.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.85 in) and February the driest (2.97 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,446
Cooling need
1,041

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of New York's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
0
1950s
29
1960s
70
1970s
79
1980s
66
1990s
73
2000s
49

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 39.7°F 27.5°F 33.6°F 3.53 in 6.5 in 11
February 42.4°F 29.1°F 35.7°F 2.97 in 8.5 in 9
March 49.7°F 35.2°F 42.5°F 4.37 in 4.4 in 11
April 60.5°F 44.8°F 52.7°F 3.85 in 0.6 in 12
May 70.5°F 54.4°F 62.4°F 4.03 in 11
June 79.3°F 64.0°F 71.6°F 4.44 in 10
July 84.8°F 70.3°F 77.5°F 4.85 in 10
August 83.3°F 68.9°F 76.1°F 3.92 in 9
September 76.5°F 62.4°F 69.5°F 3.92 in 9
October 65.0°F 51.2°F 58.1°F 4.02 in 9
November 54.3°F 41.4°F 47.9°F 3.23 in 0.2 in 9
December 44.5°F 33.2°F 38.9°F 4.00 in 4.3 in 10

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