Los Angeles is 6.9°C (12.4°F) warmer by day, Los Angeles has 8.7°C (15.7°F) warmer nights, New York gets 840 mm (33.1 in) more rain a year.
Los Angeles is at its warmest in September and coolest in January, while New York peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Los Angeles is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
New York is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,214 mm (47.8 in) of rain a year against 374 mm (14.7 in) in Los Angeles. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and October in Los Angeles and June, August and September in New York.
| Los Angeles | Metric | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 86.4°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 73.9°F |
| 45.9°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 30.2°F |
| September | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 14.7 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 47.8 in |
| February | ☔Wettest month | July |
| July | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 57% | 💧Average humidity | 80% |
| 2.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.6 m/s |
Overnight, Los Angeles typically falls to around 7.7°C (45.9°F) while New York settles near -1°C (30.2°F).
Los Angeles is hottest in September and coldest in January, whereas New York peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Los Angeles sees the most rain in February and the least in July; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 57%.
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 | Los Angeles | New York | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 36 | 55.8❄️ | 75.7 | 3.9 | 28.2❄️ | 52.5 |
| February | 37 | 56.8 | 76.6 | 6.6 | 30 | 53.6 |
| March | 38.7 | 59 | 79.2 | 15.1 | 39.4 | 63.7 |
| April | 41.7 | 63.1 | 84.7 | 27.1 | 50.7 | 74.3 |
| May | 47.3 | 66.9 | 86.5 | 37.6 | 59.5 | 81.5 |
| June | 51.6 | 71.6 | 91.6 | 47.3 | 67.6 | 88 |
| July | 57.4 | 75.9 | 94.6 | 56.5 | 74.5🔥 | 92.5 |
| August | 58.6 | 77.5🔥 | 96.4 | 54.7 | 73 | 91.2 |
| September | 55.4 | 76.5 | 97.3 | 44.8 | 66.2 | 87.8 |
| October | 49.3 | 70.7 | 92.1 | 32.9 | 55.6 | 78.3 |
| November | 41.4 | 62.8 | 84 | 23.5 | 45.5 | 67.5 |
| December | 36.5 | 56.5 | 76.5 | 13.1 | 35.1 | 57.2 |
| Annual Avg | 45.9 | 66 | 86.4 | 30.2 | 52.2 | 73.9 |
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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles and New York — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Los Angeles is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 30.2°C (86.4°F) against 23.3°C (73.9°F) in New York — roughly 6.9°C (12.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Los Angeles, with average lows of 7.7°C (45.9°F) versus -1°C (30.2°F).
Los Angeles is hottest in September, averaging highs of about 36.3°C (97.4°F), while New York peaks in July at around 33.6°C (92.4°F). That makes Los Angeles the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
New York gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -15.6°C (3.9°F), compared with 2.2°C (35.9°F) at the low point of the year in Los Angeles.
New York is the wetter city, collecting about 1,214 mm (47.8 in) of rain a year versus 374 mm (14.7 in) in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is wettest in February and driest in July; 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 57% in Los Angeles.
The most comfortable months in Los Angeles are May, June and October, 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.
Los Angeles is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 15.3°C (27.5°F), and narrowest in July, about 0.8°C (1.4°F).
New York has the bigger seasonal swing, about 25.7°C (46.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.1°C (21.8°F) in Los Angeles — so Los Angeles has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles and New York, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
