Upper West Side, New York, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Upper West Side, New York, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 84°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 20°F.

The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Upper West Side, New York, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 83°F Below Normal · 40th pct

Low 70°F Above Normal · 74th pct

Feels-like 89°F Normal · 43rd pct

Humidity 19.3 g/m³ High · 85th pct

Wind 17 mph Near Record · 99th pct

Precip 2.30 in Extreme · 99th pct

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Upper West Side average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Upper West Side, New York, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is August (0.20 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	34°F	20°F	0.10 in
February	37°F	22°F	0.10 in
March	46°F	29°F	0.10 in
April	58°F	38°F	0.10 in
May	67°F	48°F	0.10 in
June	77°F	59°F	0.10 in
July	84°F	66°F	0.10 in
August	83°F	65°F	0.20 in
September	77°F	57°F	0.10 in
October	65°F	46°F	0.10 in
November	52°F	35°F	0.10 in
December	40°F	27°F	0.10 in

Jan 6°–46°

Feb 10°–49°

Mar 20°–58°

Apr 30°–68°

May 40°–77°

Jun 52°–85°

Jul 59°–92°

Aug 58°–90°

Sep 49°–85°

Oct 37°–74°

Nov 26°–63°

Dec 17°–52°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 102°F on 2001-08-09
Coldest day on record: -12°F on 1994-01-27

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Percentiles compare each day to Upper West Side, New York, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →