Weather in New York in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in New York in April
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +19°C.
Is New York warm or cold in April?
New York is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +10°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in New York:
Climate in New York in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +16°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -14°C | -7°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +36°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 85 mm | 101 mm | 99 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 59% | 59% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +10°C to +16°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 85 mm to 101 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 59%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in March to 8 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in New York is gradually decreasing during April, going from 8 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in New York?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in New York in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2007 (+15°C) and the highest in 2010 (+21°C). The driest year was 1985 with only 30 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2007 with 457 mm.
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Monthly weather in New York
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in New York, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.