Denver is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, New York has 3.9°C (7°F) warmer nights, New York gets 752 mm (29.6 in) more rain a year.
Denver is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while New York peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, New York is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
New York is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,214 mm (47.8 in) of rain a year against 462 mm (18.2 in) in Denver. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Denver and June, August and September in New York.
| Denver | Metric | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 61.9°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 60.1°F |
| 35.8°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 42.8°F |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 18.2 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 47.8 in |
| May | ☔Wettest month | July |
| January | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 50% | 💧Average humidity | 80% |
| 2.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.6 m/s |
Overnight, Denver typically falls to around 2.1°C (35.8°F) while New York settles near 6°C (42.8°F).
Denver is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas New York peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Denver sees the most rain in May and the least in January; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 50%.
For New York, the pick of the year is June, August and September.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Denver | New York | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 19.6 | 30.2❄️ | 40.6 | 20.8 | 27.9❄️ | 35.1 |
| February | 20.5 | 31.8 | 43.2 | 22.5 | 30 | 37.8 |
| March | 25.3 | 37.9 | 50.7 | 29.1 | 37.6 | 46.2 |
| April | 30.6 | 44.6 | 58.5 | 38.5 | 48 | 57.6 |
| May | 40.1 | 54.3 | 68.7 | 49.1 | 58.5 | 68 |
| June | 50.7 | 65.8 | 81.1 | 59 | 68 | 77 |
| July | 57.4 | 71.6🔥 | 85.6 | 65.5 | 74.5🔥 | 83.7 |
| August | 55.9 | 69.4 | 82.9 | 64.2 | 73.4 | 82.8 |
| September | 47.5 | 61.9 | 76.3 | 57.2 | 66.6 | 76.1 |
| October | 35.4 | 49.5 | 63.3 | 45.9 | 55 | 64.2 |
| November | 26.2 | 38.3 | 50.4 | 35.4 | 43.5 | 51.8 |
| December | 20.1 | 30.6 | 40.8 | 27 | 33.8 | 40.5 |
| Annual Avg | 35.8 | 48.9 | 61.9 | 42.8 | 51.4 | 60.1 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°F). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Denver and New York feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Denver and New York — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Denver is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 16.6°C (61.9°F) against 15.6°C (60.1°F) in New York — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in New York, with average lows of 6°C (42.8°F) versus 2.1°C (35.8°F).
Denver is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 29.8°C (85.6°F), while New York peaks in July at around 28.7°C (83.6°F). That makes Denver the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Denver gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -6.9°C (19.7°F), compared with -6.2°C (20.8°F) at the low point of the year in New York.
New York is the wetter city, collecting about 1,214 mm (47.8 in) of rain a year versus 462 mm (18.2 in) in Denver. Denver is wettest in May and driest in January; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York is the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity over the year against 50% in Denver.
The most comfortable months in Denver are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
New York is at its most pleasant around June, August and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
New York is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in October, about 3.1°C (5.6°F), and narrowest in March, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
New York has the bigger seasonal swing, about 25.9°C (46.6°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 23°C (41.4°F) in Denver — so Denver has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Denver comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than New York. New York is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Denver and New York, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
