Los Angeles vs New York weather, all year round
Los Angeles's average temperature is 4.7°C higher than New York's (17.5°C against 12.8°C).
Los Angeles gets 46% less rainfall than New York (704 mm against 1309 mm).
Best time to visit
Los Angeles's most comfortable months are June, July and October. New York's are June, August and September. Both score 70 or more out of 100 in May, June, August, September and October.
Los Angeles's most comfortable month is June, New York's is September. The least comfortable month is January for both.
Los Angeles's comfort score is 32 points higher than New York's (82/100 against 51/100).
Weekly averages over three years.
Temperature
Los Angeles's average temperature is 4.7°C higher than New York's (17.5°C against 12.8°C).
Los Angeles's hottest month is August, New York's is July. The coolest month is January for both.
The lead in average temperature changes hands during the year: New York from early June to mid August, then Los Angeles from late August to late May.
Los Angeles's average daytime high is 6.7°C higher than New York's (24.4°C against 17.7°C).
Los Angeles's average nighttime low is 4.2°C higher than New York's (12.3°C against 8.2°C).
Los Angeles gets 87% more days above 30°C (86°F) than New York (74 days against 40 days).
New York gets 81 days below freezing a year. Los Angeles gets almost none.
Weekly averages over three years.
Feels like and humidity
Los Angeles's average feels-like temperature is 5.9°C higher than New York's (16.9°C against 11.0°C).
Los Angeles's hottest feeling month is August, New York's is July. The coolest feeling month is January for both.
The lead in average feels-like temperature changes hands during the year: New York from mid June to early August, then Los Angeles from mid August to early June.
Los Angeles and New York are about the same for humidity (67% against 69%).
Los Angeles's most humid month is March, New York's is December. The driest month is November in Los Angeles and March in New York.
Los Angeles gets 81% fewer muggy days than New York (10 days against 52 days).
Weekly averages over three years.
Rainfall
Los Angeles gets 46% less rainfall than New York (704 mm against 1309 mm).
Los Angeles gets 65% fewer rainy days than New York (43 days against 122 days).
Los Angeles's wettest month is February, New York's is March. The driest month is July in Los Angeles and November in New York.
The lead in rainfall changes hands during the year: New York from early March to early November, then Los Angeles from early November to late November, then New York from late November to mid December, then Los Angeles from late December to early March.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Sunshine
Los Angeles gets 16% more sunshine than New York (3701 h against 3194 h).
Both cities have their sunniest month in July. The dullest month is February in Los Angeles and January in New York.
Weekly averages over three years.
Wind
Los Angeles gets 20% less wind than New York (15 km/h against 19 km/h).
New York gets 23 windy days a year. Los Angeles gets almost none.
Los Angeles's windiest month is August, New York's is March. The calmest month is December in Los Angeles and September in New York.
Weekly averages over three years.
Snowfall
New York gets 38 cm of snowfall a year. Los Angeles gets almost none.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Daylight
Los Angeles and New York are about the same for daylight (12 h against 12 h).
The lead in daylight changes hands during the year: New York from mid May to early November, then Los Angeles from mid November to early May.
Weekly averages over three years.
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Averages of daily data from 2023 to 2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).