October Weather in New York City, USA

By: Seat Earnings

Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 70°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 79°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 57°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 38°F or exceeding 66°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. 

Clouds

The month of October in New York City experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 37% to 41%. The clearest day of the month is October 13, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time.

Precipitation

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In New York City, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 26% and ending it at 23%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on August 1, and its lowest chance is 22% on January 28.

Rainfall

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in New York City is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.1 inches. 

Sun

Over the course of October in New York City, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 17 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 34 seconds, and weekly decrease of 18 minutes, 1 second. 

Humidity

The chance that a given day will be muggy in New York City is decreasing during October, falling from 11% to 1% over the course of the month. For reference, on August 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 54% of the time, while on December 15, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Wind

The average hourly wind speed in New York City is increasing during October, increasing from 7.8 miles per hour to 8.9 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.2 miles per hour.

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