Miami vs NYC weather by month

Averages from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals at Miami International Airport and Central Park, the stations behind most published figures for each city. They describe a typical year, not any single one.

Miami gets about 67 inches a year to New York’s 50, 77% of it from May through October. New York’s is spread evenly across the year, plus about 30 inches of snow.

• Miami’s coolest months, December through March, have average highs of 76–81°F: about what Central Park gets in June and September.
• New York’s mildest stretches are May–June and September–October, when highs run 65–80°F.
• Miami’s rainy season runs May through October; June and September each average more than 10 inches.

The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. It peaks on September 10, with most activity from mid-August to mid-October; an average season brings 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. That overlaps Miami’s hottest, wettest months. New York’s risk is lower but not zero: Sandy, Irene, and Ida all brought federal disaster declarations. The homepage weather section compares hurricane and flood risk.

The homepage counts 50 freeze days in New York for 2024, a mild year. The 1991–2020 normal is about 67. Both come from NOAA; one describes a single year, the other a typical one.