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New York in April

Mild and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

April in New York is mild: highs near 63°F, lows near 42°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 55 minutes from the first week to the last.April in New York is mild: highs near 17°C, lows near 6°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 55 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
63°F17°Caverage
Low
42°F6°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 38% of days
Daylight
13h 15mon average

Is April a good time to visit New York?

April sits outside New York's best months, which run in two parts: May, or September to October. Expect mild days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How April sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 63°F in April, against 43°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 17°C in April, against 6°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

38% of days in April, against 27% to 41% through the year.

Cloud cover

54% cover in April, against 40% to 56% through the year.

Daylight

13h 15m in April, against 9h 18m to 15h 02m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with April shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. March51°11°low 32°low 0°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. April63°17°low 42°low 6°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. May72°22°low 52°low 11°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where New York sits, in April

America/New York
this place
typical high in April 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-April
6:19 AMsets 7:34 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
40.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Gardiner108 km north

The land around New York, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in April

high · low · wet days
See April on the planning mapThe whole year in New York

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest New York. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.