Boston vs New York weather, all year round

Both Boston and New York's most comfortable months are June, August and September. Both score 70 or more out of 100 in June, August and September.

Both cities have their most comfortable month in September. The least comfortable month is January for both.

The lead in comfort score changes hands during the year: Boston from early July to mid September, then New York from late September to late June.

Boston and New York are about the same for comfort score (49/100 against 51/100).

Boston's average temperature is 1.9°C lower than New York's (10.9°C against 12.8°C).

Both cities have their hottest month in July. The coolest month is January for both.

Boston's average daytime high is 2.2°C lower than New York's (15.5°C against 17.7°C).

Boston's average nighttime low is 1.7°C lower than New York's (6.4°C against 8.2°C).

Boston gets 40% fewer days above 30°C (86°F) than New York (24 days against 40 days).

Boston gets 26% more days below freezing than New York (102 days against 81 days).

Boston's average feels-like temperature is 2.3°C lower than New York's (8.7°C against 11.0°C).

Both cities have their hottest feeling month in July. The coolest feeling month is January for both.

Boston and New York are about the same for humidity (71% against 69%).

Boston's most humid month is September, New York's is December. The driest month is February in Boston and March in New York.

Boston gets 19% fewer muggy days than New York (43 days against 52 days).

Boston gets 7% less rainfall than New York (1217 mm against 1309 mm).

Boston and New York are about the same for rainy days (124 days against 122 days).

Both cities have their wettest month in March. The driest month is February in Boston and November in New York.

Boston and New York are about the same for sunshine (3134 h against 3194 h).

Both cities have their sunniest month in July. The dullest month is January for both.

The lead in sunshine changes hands during the year: Boston from late September to mid October, then New York from late October to mid September.

Boston and New York are about the same for wind (20 km/h against 19 km/h).

Boston and New York are about the same for windy days (23 days against 23 days).

Both cities have their windiest month in March. The calmest month is September for both.

Boston gets 76% more snowfall than New York (67 cm against 38 cm).

Boston's snowiest month is January, New York's is February. The least snowy month is May for both.

Boston and New York are about the same for daylight (12 h against 12 h).