New York / Best time to visit
Best time to visit New York
Season patterns for New York in plain terms, when the weather cooperates, when crowds and prices peak, and when to think twice.
The seasons
New York through the year
Peak season
April to June and September to October are New York's finest stretches: mild weather, full events calendars and the city at its most walkable.
Shoulder seasons
March and November bracket the extremes, March still wintry, November turning festive by Thanksgiving.
Low season
January and February are bitterly cold but bring the year's lowest hotel prices and emptiest museums; July and August are hot, humid and storm-prone.
Festivals and dates to know
Thanksgiving's parade, the Rockefeller Center tree through December and New Year's Eve in Times Square make late November and December a festive, and expensive, peak inside the cold season.
Month by month
New York: month-by-month guidance
General guidance only, based on typical seasonal patterns, weather varies from year to year, and local events can change the picture in any given month. It is a planning steer, not a forecast and not climate data.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tough | Tough | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed |
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