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Mean high 18° Hottest day 32.6° (2019)
Mean low 11° Coldest night 1.1° (2020)
Rain days 8 days 1-13 by year
Rainfall 118mm Daylight 11.8 → 10.5 h
New York's 12 months i Best: September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild
Humidity 73% 0 muggy days
Clear days 9 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 12 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 07:06 / 18:17 Daylight 11.8 → 10.5 h
New York in October Cool, clear days make this the best month for walking. Leaves turn, so Central Park and walks outside the city are at their best. Sandy hit the New York area on 29 October 2012 and caused severe flooding.
October was mild: 18°C by day, 11°C at night, the kind of range where you stop checking the thermometer. Out of 31 days, about 8 brought rain; the rest stayed dry. A visitor in 2024 met 1 rain day; one in 2009 met 13. The average of 8 hid that gap.
The warmest year was 2017, with highs averaging 21.1°C, 2.8°C above normal. The lowest night on record was 1.1°C in 2020.
Hurricanes i 1 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Sandy (2012), 141 km away hurricane strength 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 7 3 8 1 9 1 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13° 1-3 rain on 32% of days 21° 13°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 14° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 12° 4-10 rain on 24% of days 21° 13°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 12° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 11° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 11° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 10° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° 11-17 rain on 25% of days 18° 11°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 17° 10° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 9° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 10° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 19° 10° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 9° 18-24 rain on 21% of days 18° 10°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 16° 9° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 8° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 8° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8° 25-31 rain on 31% of days 16° 9°
1-3 rain on 32% of days 21° 13° 4-10 rain on 24% of days 21° 13° 11-17 rain on 25% of days 18° 11° 18-24 rain on 21% of days 18° 10° 25-31 rain on 31% of days 16° 9°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° 1-2 rain on 30% of days 20° 13°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 21° 14° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 14° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 13° 3-9 rain on 26% of days 21° 13°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 20° 12° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 12° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 18° 11° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 18° 11° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 11° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 11° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 18° 10° 10-16 rain on 25% of days 19° 11°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 17° 10° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 9° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 10° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 19° 10° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 18° 10° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 10° 17-23 rain on 19% of days 18° 10°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 9° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 16° 9° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 9° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 9° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 8° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 8° 24-30 rain on 31% of days 16° 9°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8°
October 31 rain on 25% of days 16° 8°
1-2 rain on 30% of days 20° 13° 3-9 rain on 26% of days 21° 13° 10-16 rain on 25% of days 19° 11° 17-23 rain on 19% of days 18° 10° 24-30 rain on 31% of days 16° 9° October 31 rain on 25% of days 16° 8°
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2006 4mm
2007 28mm
2008 none
2009 31mm
2010 12mm
2011 12mm
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 18mm
2017 none
2018 32mm
2019 43mm
2020 none
2021 5mm
2022 none
2023 none
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in October (2026) 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Holidays in October (2027) 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 6° 15° 25° 34° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2024 had 1 rain day, 2009 had 13.
New York through the year What to pack Shirt sleeves were fine at midday. A cardigan or thin jacket was welcome after dark. On average 11 days still reached 20°C and 2 nights still dipped below 5°C.
With 8 rain days, a pocket umbrella was insurance rather than a daily tool.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in New York in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 8 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 1 in the driest to 13 in the wettest.
What should I wear in New York in October? Days averaged 18°C and nights 11°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a light layer for the evenings.
Is October a good time to visit New York? On warmth and rain days alone, New York's easiest month was September. October ranked 5 of 12.
How many clear days does New York get in October? About 9 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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