Miami is 5.3°C (9.5°F) warmer by day, Miami has 21.1°C (38°F) warmer nights, Miami gets 160 mm (6.3 in) more rain a year.
Miami is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while New York peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Miami is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Miami is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,374 mm (54.1 in) of rain a year against 1,214 mm (47.8 in) in New York. The most comfortable time to visit is February, March and December in Miami and June, August and September in New York.
| Miami | Metric | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 83.5°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 73.9°F |
| 68.2°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 30.2°F |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 54.1 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 47.8 in |
| June | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 76% | 💧Average humidity | 80% |
| 4.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.6 m/s |
Overnight, Miami typically falls to around 20.1°C (68.2°F) while New York settles near -1°C (30.2°F).
Miami is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas New York peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Miami sees the most rain in June and the least in February; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 76%.
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 | Miami | New York | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 53.4 | 65.8❄️ | 78.3 | 3.9 | 28.2❄️ | 52.5 |
| February | 57.2 | 68.2 | 79.2 | 6.6 | 30 | 53.6 |
| March | 60.3 | 70.5 | 81 | 15.1 | 39.4 | 63.7 |
| April | 65.8 | 74.5 | 82.9 | 27.1 | 50.7 | 74.3 |
| May | 72.5 | 78.8 | 85.3 | 37.6 | 59.5 | 81.5 |
| June | 77.5 | 82 | 86.7 | 47.3 | 67.6 | 88 |
| July | 79.7 | 83.7 | 87.6 | 56.5 | 74.5🔥 | 92.5 |
| August | 80.2 | 84🔥 | 87.8 | 54.7 | 73 | 91.2 |
| September | 78.6 | 82.8 | 86.7 | 44.8 | 66.2 | 87.8 |
| October | 70.9 | 77.9 | 84.9 | 32.9 | 55.6 | 78.3 |
| November | 64 | 73 | 81.9 | 23.5 | 45.5 | 67.5 |
| December | 57.6 | 68.5 | 79.5 | 13.1 | 35.1 | 57.2 |
| Annual Avg | 68.2 | 75.7 | 83.5 | 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 Miami 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 Miami and New York — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Miami is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 28.6°C (83.5°F) against 23.3°C (73.9°F) in New York — roughly 5.3°C (9.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Miami, with average lows of 20.1°C (68.2°F) versus -1°C (30.2°F).
Miami is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 31°C (87.8°F), while New York peaks in July at around 33.6°C (92.4°F). That makes New York 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 11.9°C (53.5°F) at the low point of the year in Miami.
Miami is the wetter city, collecting about 1,374 mm (54.1 in) of rain a year versus 1,214 mm (47.8 in) in New York. Miami is wettest in June and driest in February; 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 76% in Miami.
The most comfortable months in Miami are February, March and December, 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.
Miami is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in February, about 21.2°C (38.2°F), and narrowest in July, about 5.1°C (9.2°F).
New York has the bigger seasonal swing, about 25.7°C (46.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 10.1°C (18.2°F) in Miami — so Miami has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Miami for warmer weather, pick New York if you prefer drier conditions and go for Miami if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
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 Miami and New York, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
