- January 0°CWeather22Crowds91Affordability90
- February 1°CWeather21Crowds80Affordability95
- March 5°CWeather26Crowds78Affordability90
- April 11°CWeather46Crowds79Affordability85
- May 17°CWeather78Crowds73Affordability86
- June 22°CWeather84Crowds61Affordability87
- July 25°CWeather75Crowds56Affordability88
- August 24°CWeather78Crowds61Affordability90
- September 20°CWeather78Crowds78Affordability98
- October 14°CWeather57Crowds78Affordability98
- November 7°CWeather28Crowds87Affordability99
- December 3°CWeather18Crowds75Affordability85
| Month | Avg temp | Weather | Crowds | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | | | |
| February | 1°C | | | |
| March | 5°C | | | |
| April | 11°C | | | |
| May | 17°C | | | |
| June | 22°C | | | |
| July | 25°C | | | |
| August | 24°C | | | |
| September | 20°C | | | |
| October | 14°C | | | |
| November | 7°C | | | |
| December | 3°C | | | |
Higher is better on all three: clearer weather, quieter streets, cheaper to be there.
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New Year's Eve in Times Square · Jan 1-7 · holiday
A million people in pens from morning, hotels at peak rates, the rest of the city quietly partying.
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NYC Restaurant Week · Jan 22 – Feb 4 · festival
Fixed-price tasting menus at hundreds of restaurants - January's perk; bookings open weeks ahead.
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Chinese New Year · Feb 12 – Feb 25 · festival
The spring festival - lion dances, red lanterns and family reunions; the calendar’s biggest celebration and busiest travel week.
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St Patrick's Day Parade · Mar 12-18 · holiday
Fifth Avenue's parade has run since 1762 - pubs heaving from 10am, the city in green.
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Eid al-Fitr · Mar 19-25 · religious
The joyful close of Ramadan - new clothes, feasting and visiting; one of the warmest, busiest weeks of the year.
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Tribeca Film Festival · Apr 23 – May 6 · festival
Premieres and Q&As across downtown for ten days - co-founded by De Niro after 9/11.
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Independence Day · Jun 18 – Jun 8 · holiday
Macy's fireworks over the East River - a million spectators on Brooklyn and Manhattan piers.
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NYC Pride · Jun 25-Jul 1 · festival
Manhattan's biggest single day - the Stonewall block in particular packed wall-to-wall, two million attendees.
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July heat & humidity · Jul 9 – Jul 29 · holiday
Subway platforms hit 100°F; locals flee to Long Island. Air-conditioned museums become refuges.
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US Open Tennis · Aug 27 – Aug 9 · sport
Two weeks of late-summer tennis in Queens - outer-borough hotels tight, Manhattan buzzy at night.
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Village Halloween Parade · Oct 29-Nov 4 · festival
Sixth Avenue's open-to-all Halloween parade - costumes welcome, two million spectators.
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NYC Marathon · Oct 29-Nov 4 · sport
Five boroughs, 50,000 runners - the entire city out on the sidewalk; the Verrazano start a sight to see.
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Diwali · Nov 5-11 · festival
The festival of lights - rows of diyas, fireworks and sweets; the brightest, most celebratory week of the Hindu year.
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Thanksgiving · Nov 26-Dec 2 · holiday
Macy's parade draws millions but locals leave - the city is unusually empty mid-week, then peaks again Friday.
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Christmas in NYC · Dec 10 – Dec 31 · religious
Rockefeller tree, Fifth Avenue windows, ice skating at Bryant Park - beautiful, crowded, ferociously expensive.
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Sources: Open-Meteo · Open-Meteo Air Quality · Google Trends · Google Flights · Religious calendar · Wikivoyage · Nager.date · manual curation
Last updated 2026-06-01