Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Manhattan, New York, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Manhattan, New York, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 102°F on 2001-08-09; its coldest fell to -12°F on 1994-01-27.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
66°F2007-01-06
5°F1994-01-19
48°F1995-01-15
-12°F1994-01-27
February
68°F2018-02-21
12°F2026-02-08
48°F1990-02-23
-10°F2015-02-24
March
75°F1998-03-31
19°F2007-03-06
57°F1998-03-31
-4°F2015-03-06
April
90°F2002-04-17
26°F1982-04-07
65°F2002-04-18
16°F1982-04-07
May
88°F2022-05-31
45°F2020-05-09
68°F1991-05-31
32°F1986-05-04
June
97°F2025-06-24
54°F1982-06-13
76°F2025-06-23
41°F1986-06-03
July
102°F2010-07-06
63°F1997-07-24
78°F2026-07-03
48°F1988-07-01
August
102°F2001-08-09
62°F2007-08-21
78°F2006-08-02
45°F1982-08-29
September
95°F2015-09-08
54°F2001-09-30
75°F2016-09-09
38°F2000-09-29
October
92°F2019-10-02
39°F2011-10-29
69°F2017-10-09
26°F2020-10-31
November
79°F2024-11-01
26°F2018-11-22
62°F2022-11-06
10°F2018-11-23
December
71°F1998-12-07
12°F1983-12-25
54°F2015-12-24
1°F1989-12-24

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
71°F1998-12-07
5°F1994-01-19
54°F2015-12-24
-12°F1994-01-27
Spring (Mar–May)
90°F2002-04-17
19°F2007-03-06
68°F1991-05-31
-4°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
102°F2001-08-09
54°F1982-06-13
78°F2026-07-03
41°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
95°F2015-09-08
26°F2018-11-22
75°F2016-09-09
10°F2018-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Manhattan has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 102°F 2001-08-09
Lowest 5°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 78°F 2026-07-03
Lowest -12°F 1994-01-27

Feels-like

Highest 129°F 2025-07-29
Lowest -31°F 1994-01-27

Humidity

Highest 22.9 g/m³ 2009-08-21
Lowest 1.1 g/m³ 1994-01-19

Wind

Highest 37 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 3 mph 2008-08-15

Precip

Wettest 4.73 in 1999-09-16
Driest 23-day dry spell 1991-10-18

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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