Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best time to visit Big Apple is May, June, September, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — consistent weather climate
🌦Humid
| Score | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 78 | 79 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 39 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | Mild | Humid | Humid | Humid | Humid | Cool & rainy | Cold | Cold |
| Temperature | -3–4°C | -3–6°C | 0–10°C | 6–15°C | 12–21°C | 17–26°C | 21–29°C | 20–28°C | 16–25°C | 11–19°C | 4–12°C | 0–7°C |
| Feels like | -8–0°C | -8–2°C | -4–6°C | 2–13°C | 10–21°C | 17–27°C | 23–32°C | 22–30°C | 16–25°C | 9–17°C | 0–9°C | -4–3°C |
| Precipitation | 100mm 10 days | 91mm 10 days | 116mm 10 days | 108mm 10 days | 94mm 10 days | 99mm 9 days | 139mm 11 days | 115mm 11 days | 120mm 9 days | 125mm 10 days | 76mm 7 days | 115mm 10 days |
| Sunshine | 6.1h ☀︎ 63% | 6.9h ☀︎ 64% | 8.2h ☀︎ 69% | 8.5h ☀︎ 64% | 9.3h ☀︎ 64% | 11.1h ☀︎ 74% | 11.6h ☀︎ 79% | 10.9h ☀︎ 79% | 9.1h ☀︎ 73% | 7.8h ☀︎ 70% | 7.1h ☀︎ 72% | 5.4h ☀︎ 58% |
| Wind | W · 22 km/h | W · 22 km/h | NW · 24 km/h | W · 23 km/h | S · 20 km/h | SW · 20 km/h | SW · 19 km/h | SW · 18 km/h | N · 18 km/h | W · 20 km/h | W · 21 km/h | W · 20 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 68% | 69% | 66% | 67% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 75% | 74% | 70% | 73% |
| Day length | 9.6h | 10.7h | 12.0h | 13.3h | 14.5h | 15.0h | 14.7h | 13.7h | 12.4h | 11.1h | 9.9h | 9.3h |
| Tourist Crowds | Low season | Low season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season |
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