Weather in New York

Calculated from weather data of Albany International Airport (KALB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	34.0	35.0	39.0	30.0	29.0	40.0
February	39.0	44.0	41.0	38.0	30.0	39.0
March	46.0	49.0	46.0	48.0	48.0	52.0
April	58.0		64.0	58.0	57.0	56.0
May	71.0		72.0	75.0	66.0	71.0
June	79.0		78.0	79.0	79.0	82.0
July	84.0		85.0	86.0	76.0	86.0
August	81.0		79.0	85.0	79.0	78.0
September	74.0		75.0	73.0	74.0	70.0
October	63.0		66.0	63.0	65.0	58.0
November	48.0		48.0	53.0	48.0	51.0
December	39.0		44.0	39.0	43.0	37.0
Average	58.0	43.0	62.0	61.0	58.0	60.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.0	26	29	13	19	26
February	23.0	27	23	19	18	26
March	29.0	34	30	29	28	34
April	40.0		43	39	38	39
May	50.0		47	53	46	50
June	59.0		58	58	59	61
July	65.0		67	65	61	67
August	63.0		63	66	63	60
September	56.0		58	56	55	51
October	46.0		49	43	50	42
November	33.0		32	37	32	33
December	27.0		33	29	30	25
Average	41.0	29.0	44.0	43.0	42.0	43.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	20	30	10	25
77 °F or warmer	0	94	100	59	83
68 °F or warmer	1	151	151	138	136
32 °F or colder	50	95	102	117	97

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.2	29	31	18	16	14
February	18.9	9	20	20	33	20
March	16.6	19	21	19	8	14
April	17.4		15	19	18	22
May	11.9		7	7	13	5
June	8.2		11	8	6	4
July	8.0		10	7	16	3
August	6.3		9	4	8	6
September	8.4		13	15	4	6
October	12.5		15	8	11	15
November	13.3		7	13	12	12
December	20.1		29	18	14	18
Average	13.6	18.7	14.8	12.1	12.7	10.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.9	8	7	9	9	9
February	10.0	10	10	12	9	9
March	10.6	9	10	10	12	9
April	10.2		9	11	9	12
May	8.3		8	8	9	10
June	7.8		7	9	8	7
July	6.7		6	8	7	7
August	6.9		8	7	7	7
September	6.6		5	6	8	8
October	7.6		7	6	6	8
November	9.2		9	10	8	10
December	8.4		7	9	9	10
Average	8.4	9.0	7.5	8.6	8.2	8.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	W	W	W	W
February	W	SW	SW	W	W
March	W	W	W	W	SW
April		SW	W	W	W
May		W	S	W	W
June		NW	SW	S	SW
July		S	SW	W	SW
August		SW	SW	S	SW
September		NW	W	SW	S
October		SW	S	W	S
November		SW	SW	W	SW
December		W	W	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

New York weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in New York?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 84 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in New York?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 34 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in New York?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 21.2 %.

Which month is the driest in New York?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 6.4 %.