climigo

New York

When to go?

The best months are July–September. Avoid December–March (freezing).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −1°−10° snow likely
February 1°−10° snow likely
March 6°−5° snow likely
April 13°1°
May 20°7°
June 24°12°
July 27°15°
August 26°14°
September 22°10°
October 15°4°
November 8°−1°
December 2°−6° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−10.3 · −1.0 °CJanuary: −10.3 · −1.0 °C−9.5 · 0.9 °CFebruary: −9.5 · 0.9 °C−5.4 · 5.9 °CMarch: −5.4 · 5.9 °C0.9 · 13.2 °CApril: 0.9 · 13.2 °C7.3 · 19.9 °CMay: 7.3 · 19.9 °C12.3 · 24.4 °CJune: 12.3 · 24.4 °C14.7 · 26.8 °CJuly: 14.7 · 26.8 °C13.8 · 25.8 °CAugust: 13.8 · 25.8 °C10.2 · 22.3 °CSeptember: 10.2 · 22.3 °C4.3 · 15.2 °COctober: 4.3 · 15.2 °C−1.4 · 8.1 °CNovember: −1.4 · 8.1 °C−6.4 · 2.2 °CDecember: −6.4 · 2.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −10.3 – −1.0 °C
Feb −9.5 – 0.9 °C
Mar −5.4 – 5.9 °C
Apr 0.9 – 13.2 °C
May 7.3 – 19.9 °C
Jun 12.3 – 24.4 °C
Jul 14.7 – 26.8 °C
Aug 13.8 – 25.8 °C
Sep 10.2 – 22.3 °C
Oct 4.3 – 15.2 °C
Nov −1.4 – 8.1 °C
Dec −6.4 – 2.2 °C

How much it rains

January 80 mm12 d
February 70 mm10 d
March 83 mm11 d
April 93 mm11 d
May 96 mm11 d
June 112 mm11 d
July 111 mm10 d
August 105 mm9 d
September 100 mm8 d
October 110 mm10 d
November 84 mm11 d
December 94 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec80 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 80 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 70 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day96 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 96 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day112 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 112 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a day111 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 111 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day100 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a daySeptember: 100 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day110 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 110 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day84 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 84 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day94 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 94 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 80 mm12 d
Feb 70 mm10 d
Mar 83 mm11 d
Apr 93 mm11 d
May 96 mm11 d
Jun 112 mm11 d
Jul 111 mm10 d
Aug 105 mm9 d
Sep 100 mm8 d
Oct 110 mm10 d
Nov 84 mm11 d
Dec 94 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 23
February 10 h 33
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 23
May 14 h 38
June 15 h 19
July 15 h 02
August 13 h 57
September 12 h 32
October 11 h 06
November 9 h 46
December 9 h 03

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 19 cm
February 26 cm
March 20 cm
April 4 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19 cmJanuary: 19 cm26 cmFebruary: 26 cm20 cmMarch: 20 cm4 cmApril: 4 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm11 cmDecember: 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 19 cm
Feb 26 cm
Mar 20 cm
Apr 4 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 11 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

New York City

Buffalo

Albany

Cities