Compare Weather & Climate

New York is 5585.2 kilometers (3470.5 miles) away and 5.0 hours behind London, United Kingdom. New York's climate is classified as Humid subtropical, no dry season (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) while London has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Cfb).

New York generally has warmer weather than London. The average mean temperature in New York is 13.27°C (55.89°F) while London’s temperature is 12.17°C (53.91°F) and the difference is 1.1°C (33.98°F). New York is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 26.27°C (79.29°F), while London is warmest in July when the average high temperature is 19.93°C (67.87°F). New York is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -3.26°C (26.13°F), while January is the coldest month in London, when night time temperature often falls below 2.34°C (36.21°F).

Finally, New York has about 1.57 times more rainfall than London, (New York’s 80.02mm vs London’s average of 50.85mm).

Comparison summary

WeatherNew YorkLondonDifference
Hottest monthJuly: 26.27°C (79.29°F)July: 19.93°C (67.87°F)6.34°C (43.41°F)
Coldest monthJanuary: -3.26°C (26.13°F)January: 2.34°C (36.21°F)5.6°C (42.08°F)
Wettest monthAugust: 101.87mm (4.01in)June: 67.82mm (2.67in)34.05mm (1.34in)
Driest monthNovember: 55.23mm (2.17in)April: 38.88mm (1.53in)16.35mm (0.64in)

Temperature

Average Temperature ( °C )

City New York
  • Jan0.31
  • Feb1.54
  • Mar5.43
  • Apr11.33
  • May17.33
  • Jun22.45
  • Jul26.27
  • Aug25.2
  • Sep21.56
  • Oct15.37
  • Nov8.53
  • Dec3.94
  • Yea13.27
City London
  • Jan5.06
  • Feb5.7
  • Mar8.08
  • Apr11.51
  • May14.47
  • Jun17.52
  • Jul19.93
  • Aug19.34
  • Sep16.62
  • Oct12.92
  • Nov8.72
  • Dec6.2
  • Yea12.17

Average Temperature ( °F )

Precipitation

Precipitation (mm)

City New York
  • Jan56.51
  • Feb72.85
  • Mar77.2
  • Apr80.42
  • May88.61
  • Jun84.37
  • Jul99.24
  • Aug101.87
  • Sep68.9
  • Oct81.84
  • Nov55.23
  • Dec93.18
  • Yea80.02
City London
  • Jan43.73
  • Feb50.05
  • Mar39.36
  • Apr38.88
  • May53.8
  • Jun67.82
  • Jul59.0
  • Aug64.08
  • Sep40.03
  • Oct59.99
  • Nov43.61
  • Dec49.83
  • Yea50.85

Precipitation (in)

Number of days with rainfall

Average Number of Rainy Days ( Days )

City New York
  • Jan7.36
  • Feb9.18
  • Mar9.64
  • Apr10.36
  • May13.73
  • Jun13.18
  • Jul14.36
  • Aug13.0
  • Sep9.36
  • Oct9.45
  • Nov6.64
  • Dec9.27
  • Yea10.46
City London
  • Jan10.55
  • Feb9.27
  • Mar7.55
  • Apr8.82
  • May11.18
  • Jun13.18
  • Jul12.91
  • Aug11.64
  • Sep8.18
  • Oct10.0
  • Nov9.55
  • Dec10.0
  • Yea10.24

Wind Speed

Average Wind Speed ( km/h )

City New York
  • Jan16.19
  • Feb15.6
  • Mar15.97
  • Apr14.96
  • May12.65
  • Jun11.85
  • Jul10.89
  • Aug11.06
  • Sep12.12
  • Oct14.37
  • Nov15.28
  • Dec15.34
  • Yea13.86
City London
  • Jan16.43
  • Feb17.66
  • Mar15.98
  • Apr13.56
  • May13.36
  • Jun13.38
  • Jul12.63
  • Aug12.9
  • Sep12.73
  • Oct14.71
  • Nov14.97
  • Dec16.72
  • Yea14.59

Average Wind Speed ( mph )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

Average Length of Day ( Hours )

City New York
  • Jan6.89
  • Feb6.68
  • Mar9.17
  • Apr11.8
  • May12.74
  • Jun13.39
  • Jul13.6
  • Aug12.91
  • Sep11.25
  • Oct7.85
  • Nov7.3
  • Dec6.58
  • Yea10.01
City London
  • Jan5.78
  • Feb5.8
  • Mar8.58
  • Apr11.96
  • May12.36
  • Jun12.64
  • Jul12.7
  • Aug12.29
  • Sep10.76
  • Oct6.44
  • Nov5.92
  • Dec5.47
  • Yea9.23

Humidity (%)

Humidity (%)

City New York
  • Jan73.26
  • Feb75.96
  • Mar72.18
  • Apr70.66
  • May74.2
  • Jun72.74
  • Jul70.89
  • Aug69.43
  • Sep71.19
  • Oct72.35
  • Nov69.81
  • Dec74.4
  • Yea72.26
City London
  • Jan86.76
  • Feb83.02
  • Mar79.54
  • Apr75.64
  • May74.89
  • Jun75.66
  • Jul71.63
  • Aug71.71
  • Sep74.74
  • Oct80.25
  • Nov84.67
  • Dec87.01
  • Yea78.79

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