New City climate — normals and trends
New City (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,170 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
New City averages 101 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
New City has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 15 July 1995) and the coldest -26.3 °C (on 13 February 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
New CityNew York
- coords
- 41.15°, -73.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,170mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
15 July 1995
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
13 February 1967
Wettest day
168 mm
16 September 1999
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
26 June 1952
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
22 January 1984
Snowiest day
35.0 cm
14 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.3 h
17 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 33 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 103 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 96 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 202 mm | +94 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 69 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 128 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 119 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 59 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 77 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New City?
New City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,170 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New City?
The hottest day measured in New City between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1995, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in New City?
The coldest day measured in New City between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1967, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in New City?
Yes. New City gets on average 90.4 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of New City warmed?
Yes: New City warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New City?
The wettest day measured in New City between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New City?
The windiest day measured in New City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New City?
The warmest month in New City is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in New City?
New City receives on average 1,170 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New City?
New City gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New City?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2017, with 35.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New City?
Yes: New City has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New City?
In New City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 26 June 1952, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 22 January 1984.
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