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Typical August weather

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New York · August

The city empties out and the air refuses to move.

83° days
69° nights

about 7 rainy days · 14 hours of daylight

What to pack

What August feels like

Half of New York is somewhere else, which makes August the easiest month to get a restaurant table and the hardest to get a haircut. The air sits heavy and still between the buildings; the US Open starts in the last week and the 7 train to Flushing turns into a party.

Expect about 7 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

The numbers

Typical high83°
Typical low69°
Days with real rain7
Total rain4.6 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:06 am / 7:54 pm

How August compares

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