Climate and Average Weather Year Round in the United States

We show the climate in the United States by comparing the average weather in 5 representative places: New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, and Minneapolis.

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New York City
New York, United States
Los Angeles
California, United States
Miami
Florida, United States
Phoenix
Arizona, United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota, United States
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Average High and Low Temperature in the United States

Average High and Low Temperature in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°F7128853966488567796290761076592418349942105-514NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The daily average high and low air temperature at 2 meters above the ground. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding perceived temperatures.
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 40°F42°F51°F61°F71°F79°F84°F82°F75°F65°F54°F45°F
Los Angeles 68°F68°F70°F72°F74°F78°F83°F84°F83°F78°F72°F67°F
Miami 76°F77°F79°F82°F85°F88°F89°F89°F88°F85°F80°F77°F
Phoenix 67°F71°F78°F86°F95°F104°F106°F104°F99°F88°F75°F66°F
Minneapolis 24°F29°F42°F58°F70°F79°F83°F80°F71°F58°F42°F28°F
LowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 29°F30°F37°F46°F56°F65°F71°F69°F62°F52°F42°F34°F
Los Angeles 49°F50°F52°F55°F59°F62°F65°F66°F64°F60°F53°F48°F
Miami 63°F64°F67°F70°F74°F77°F78°F78°F77°F74°F70°F65°F
Phoenix 46°F49°F54°F61°F70°F79°F85°F84°F77°F65°F53°F46°F
Minneapolis 10°F14°F26°F39°F50°F60°F65°F62°F53°F41°F28°F15°F

New York City

Average Hourly Temperature in New York CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm

Los Angeles

Average Hourly Temperature in Los AngelesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcoldcold

Miami

Average Hourly Temperature in MiamiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot

Phoenix

Average Hourly Temperature in PhoenixJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmwarmhotswelteringcomfortablecoldcoldcomfortable

Minneapolis

Average Hourly Temperature in MinneapolisJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmcomfortablevery coldvery coldfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chance of Clearer Skies in the United States

Chance of Clearer Skies in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%64479157713286627240NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The percentage of time the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy (i.e., less than 60% of the sky is covered by clouds).
Clearer SkiesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 48%48%49%50%50%53%59%63%63%62%54%49%
Los Angeles 61%58%64%73%78%87%89%90%90%80%70%62%
Miami 67%70%69%65%56%36%35%35%34%51%63%66%
Phoenix 66%63%70%75%79%84%70%71%84%80%72%66%
Minneapolis 41%41%45%47%52%59%70%69%64%56%47%41%

Daily Chance of Precipitation in the United States

Daily Chance of Precipitation in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%3522216215191418NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The percentage of days in which precipitation is observed, excluding trace quantities.
Days of Precip.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 7.3d7.0d8.3d8.6d9.7d9.9d10.3d9.7d7.8d7.4d7.5d8.2d
Los Angeles 5.2d5.6d4.4d2.0d0.8d0.2d0.1d0.3d0.5d1.6d2.8d4.7d
Miami 4.8d4.8d6.3d6.8d10.8d17.4d17.7d18.5d17.3d11.1d5.8d4.9d
Phoenix 3.2d3.2d3.0d1.3d0.6d0.7d4.4d5.6d3.2d2.0d2.3d3.3d
Minneapolis 2.9d2.6d5.0d8.0d10.5d12.0d11.7d10.7d8.8d5.9d4.3d3.6d

Average Monthly Rainfall in the United States

Average Monthly Rainfall in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in3.72.23.46.31.31.10.14.30.1NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The average rainfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
RainfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 2.3″2.3″3.2″3.7″3.6″3.5″3.5″3.6″3.5″3.5″3.5″3.2″
Los Angeles 2.6″3.3″2.0″0.7″0.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.2″0.5″1.0″2.2″
Miami 1.5″1.6″2.0″2.3″3.8″6.3″4.7″5.2″5.6″4.0″2.0″1.3″
Phoenix 1.0″1.1″0.9″0.3″0.1″0.1″0.7″0.9″0.7″0.5″0.7″1.0″
Minneapolis 0.1″0.2″1.0″2.5″3.4″4.3″3.6″3.7″3.1″1.9″0.9″0.3″

Average Monthly Snowfall in the United States

Average Monthly Snowfall in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in6.54.7NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York City
The average snowfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
SnowfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 6.1″6.0″2.8″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″3.1″
Los Angeles 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″
Miami 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″
Phoenix 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″
Minneapolis 3.5″3.7″3.6″1.0″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″3.1″4.5″

Hours of Daylight in the United States

Hours of Daylight in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 hr4 hr6 hr6 hr8 hr8 hr10 hr10 hr12 hr12 hr14 hr14 hr16 hr16 hr18 hr18 hr20 hr20 hr15.19.314.49.913.810.515.6NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The number of hours during which the Sun is at least partly above the horizon.
DaylightJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 9.6h10.7h12.0h13.3h14.5h15.0h14.7h13.7h12.4h11.1h9.9h9.3h
Los Angeles 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.4h14.1h13.4h12.3h11.3h10.4h9.9h
Miami 10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.7h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.6h
Phoenix 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.1h13.9h14.3h14.1h13.3h12.3h11.3h10.4h10.0h
Minneapolis 9.2h10.4h12.0h13.5h14.9h15.6h15.2h14.0h12.5h10.9h9.5h8.8h

Chance of Muggy Conditions in the United States

Chance of Muggy Conditions in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%547100302431NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The percentage of time that is muggy, oppressive, or miserable (i.e., a dew point greater than 65°F).
Muggy daysJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d1.4d7.6d15.1d13.7d6.6d1.2d0.0d0.0d
Los Angeles 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.7d1.9d1.1d0.2d0.0d0.0d
Miami 10.3d9.8d12.1d15.3d24.1d29.4d31.0d31.0d29.6d25.4d16.8d13.6d
Phoenix 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d5.0d6.9d3.1d0.3d0.0d0.0d
Minneapolis 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d3.9d8.9d7.4d2.5d0.1d0.0d0.0d

Average Wind Speed in the United States

Average Wind Speed in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph10.36.28.75.212.88.17.55.711.27.3NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The average of mean hourly wind speeds at 10 meters above the ground.
Wind Speed (mph)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 10.110.29.88.77.46.76.46.47.38.49.29.7
Los Angeles 8.37.87.37.26.55.95.45.25.46.27.48.4
Miami 12.312.412.711.810.59.18.48.49.411.512.712.2
Phoenix 6.96.76.97.47.47.36.55.86.36.66.86.8
Minneapolis 10.910.911.110.99.78.57.77.68.89.69.910.1

Average Water Temperature in the United States

Average Water Temperature in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F733968588576NaNNaNNowNowLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiami
The daily average wide-area surface water temperature.
Water Temp.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 42°F39°F40°F46°F54°F64°F71°F72°F69°F62°F55°F48°F
Los Angeles 59°F58°F59°F60°F62°F64°F67°F68°F68°F66°F63°F60°F
Miami 76°F76°F77°F78°F81°F83°F84°F85°F84°F83°F80°F78°F

Tourism Score in the United States

Tourism Score in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.00.18.63.17.42.87.77.0NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The tourism score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.

Beach/Pool Score in the United States

Beach/Pool Score in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.55.90.57.14.68.15.4NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The beach/pool score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F.

Growing Season in the United States

Growing Season in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season, defined as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Growing Degree Days in the United States

Growing Degree Days in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FNowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, where growing degree days are defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature (50°F in this case).

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the United States

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the United StatesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh6.81.78.52.96.83.71.4NowNowMinneapolisMinneapolisLos AngelesLos AngelesNew York CityNew York CityMiamiMiamiPhoenixPhoenix
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter.
Solar Energy (kWh)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New York City 2.12.94.15.36.26.76.65.94.93.62.41.8
Los Angeles 3.34.25.77.18.08.58.27.56.45.03.73.0
Miami 4.14.95.96.66.45.34.94.74.44.64.13.8
Phoenix 3.54.45.97.38.18.47.46.76.25.03.83.2
Minneapolis 1.82.73.95.26.26.76.96.04.63.11.91.5

This report illustrates the typical weather for New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, and Minneapolis year round, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

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