New York City NY Average Temperatures by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in New York City, USA during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for New York City, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in New York City, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold temperatures.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather recorded in the midst of Central Park in Manhattan.

10-year temperature averages for New York City, 2010 to 2019
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
39	27	January	4	-3
42	29	February	6	-2
50	35	March	10	2
63	46	April	17	8
73	56	May	23	13
80	64	June	27	18
86	71	July	30	22
84	69	August	29	21
78	63	September	25	17
66	53	October	19	11
54	41	November	12	5
45	35	December	7	1
63	49	Year	17	10

30-year temperature averages for New York City, 1991 to 2020
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
40	28	January	4	-2
42	30	February	6	-1
50	36	March	10	2
62	46	April	17	8
71	55	May	22	13
80	64	June	27	18
85	70	July	29	21
83	69	August	29	21
76	62	September	25	17
65	51	October	18	11
54	42	November	12	6
44	34	December	7	1
63	49	Year	17	9

Days of Hot Weather in New York City

Temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 °C) are not normal for New York. The city averages just 12 days a year when the thermometer peaks at 90 °F or more.

New York City normally has 200 days a year of 60 degrees or higher, including every day from June to September. The city's temperatures typically rise into the 60s for a day or two in each of the winter months.

Days per month in New York City of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
	70 °F 21 °C	80 °F 27 °C	90 °F 32 °C
January	0	0	0
February	0	0	0
March	1	0	0
April	6	2	0
May	18	7	1
June	27	17	3
July	31	25	7
August	31	24	5
September	25	10	1
October	9	1	0
November	1	0	0
December	0	0	0
Year	150	86	17

How Often New York City Has Cold Temperatures

Low temperatures that drop below freezing are common in New York throughout winter. As well, November and April usually get the occasional night of frosty weather.

New York on average has three nights a year when the thermometer sinks to 10 °F (-12 °C) or lower. Just January and February normally have temperatures this cold.

For 16 days a year, on average, the city's highest temperature doesn't get above freezing. Such chilly days occur from December to March, but are usually most frequent in January.

Days in New York City with a low temperature of 20, 32, or 40 °F or less
	20 °F -8 °C	32 °F 0 °C	40 °F 4 °C
January	8	21	28
February	5	18	26
March	2	11	23
April	0	1	7
May	0	0	0
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	0	0	0
October	0	0	2
November	0	4	15
December	3	14	25
Year	17	67	126

New York City Temperatures: Averages by Month

Days of Hot Weather in New York City

How Often New York City Has Cold Temperatures

References

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