Cloudy skies · New York
How cloudy is New York?
New York right now
43°FOvercast skies
- Today46°F / 44°FClouds
- Tomorrow52°F / 41°FClouds
- Monday49°F / 37°FClear skies
Grey. Shocking, I know.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
In a typical year, the sky over New York is mostly cloudy or overcast about 53% of the time, and clear or nearly clear about 31%.
May is the cloudiest month, mostly cloudy about 59% of the time, and August the least cloudy, at about 47%. Across winter, December to February, it’s mostly cloudy about 56% of the time. That makes it the 17th cloudiest sky of the 116 US cities we track.
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The forecast for the next 48 hours has the sky mostly cloudy about 25% of the time.
New York’s sky is mostly cloudy about 53% of the time, measured at LaGuardia, and most New Yorkers are too busy to look up and check.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The sky at a glance
| Mostly cloudy or overcast, all year | 53% |
|---|---|
| Clear or nearly clear, all year | 31% |
| Mostly cloudy, December to February | 56% |
| Cloudiest month | May, 59% |
| Least cloudy month | August, 47% |
Shares of hours across a typical year. Mostly cloudy means at least five eighths of the sky covered; clear or nearly clear means two eighths or less.
Cities with about the same sky
- Chicago, Illinois: mostly cloudy about 53% of the time
- Louisville, Kentucky: mostly cloudy about 53% of the time
- Newark, New Jersey: mostly cloudy about 53% of the time
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014732, the nearest station with hourly records. Airport sensors see cloud up to about 12,000 feet, so thin high cloud isn’t counted.