Best time to visit New York

Usually the most comfortable: May, June and September. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

1. January: cold, high 1°, low -7°, about 78 mm of rain, comfort 36 out of 100
   JJan
2. February: cold, high 3°, low -7°, about 77 mm of rain, comfort 40 out of 100
   FFeb
3. March: cold, high 7°, low -3°, about 97 mm of rain, comfort 53 out of 100
   MMar
4. April: cool, high 15°, low 3°, about 100 mm of rain, comfort 74 out of 100
   AApr
5. May: pleasant, high 21°, low 9°, about 100 mm of rain, comfort 90 out of 100
   MMay
6. June: wet, high 26°, low 15°, about 121 mm of rain, comfort 87 out of 100
   JJun
7. July: warm, high 29°, low 18°, about 117 mm of rain, comfort 83 out of 100
   JJul
8. August: warm, high 28°, low 17°, about 119 mm of rain, comfort 86 out of 100
   AAug
9. September: pleasant, high 25°, low 13°, about 109 mm of rain, comfort 88 out of 100
   SSep
10. October: pleasant, high 17°, low 7°, about 121 mm of rain, comfort 79 out of 100
    OOct
11. November: cool, high 10°, low 1°, about 89 mm of rain, comfort 62 out of 100
    NNov
12. December: cold, high 4°, low -4°, about 111 mm of rain, comfort 41 out of 100
    DDec

Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.

Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.