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October Weather at John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 69°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 56°F to 46°F, rarely falling below 38°F or exceeding 65°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at John F. Kennedy International Airport typically range from 70°F to 83°F, while on January 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 27°F to 39°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FSepNovOct 169°FOct 169°F56°F56°FOct 3159°FOct 3159°F46°F46°FOct 1166°FOct 1166°F53°F53°FOct 2162°FOct 2162°F50°F50°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
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.

Manaskent, Russia (5,624 miles away) and Tsurugi-asahimachi, Japan (6,780 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to John F. Kennedy International Airport (view comparison).

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The month of October at John F. Kennedy International Airport experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 38% to 42%.

The clearest day of the month is October 12, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time.

For reference, on January 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53%, while on August 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 63%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 162%Oct 162%Oct 3158%Oct 3158%Oct 1162%Oct 1162%Oct 2160%Oct 2160%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At John F. Kennedy International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 26% and ending it at 23%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on July 31, and its lowest chance is 22% on January 29.

Probability of Precipitation in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Probability of Precipitation in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%SepNovOct 2722%Oct 2722%Oct 126%Oct 126%Oct 1126%Oct 1126%rainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October at John F. Kennedy International Airport is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 3.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.3 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inSepNovOct 13.6 inOct 13.6 inOct 313.3 inOct 313.3 inOct 113.6 inOct 113.6 inOct 213.5 inOct 213.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 17 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 34 seconds, and weekly decrease of 17 minutes, 56 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSepNovnightnightdaydayOct 111 hr, 44 minOct 111 hr, 44 minOct 3110 hr, 27 minOct 3110 hr, 27 minOct 1611 hr, 5 minOct 1611 hr, 5 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at John F. Kennedy International Airport is 6:52 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 33 minutes later at 7:24 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:36 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 44 minutes earlier at 5:52 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at John F. Kennedy International Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:24 AM and sets 15 hours, 5 minutes later, at 8:29 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:15 AM and sets 9 hours, 16 minutes later, at 4:31 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:52 AM6:52 AMOct 16:36 PMOct 16:36 PM7:24 AM7:24 AMOct 315:52 PMOct 315:52 PM7:02 AM7:02 AMOct 116:20 PMOct 116:20 PM7:13 AM7:13 AMOct 216:05 PMOct 216:05 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040500001010202030304050
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM5:44 AM5:44 AM7:28 PM7:28 PM6:56 PM6:56 PM7:08 AM7:08 AM6:38 AM6:38 AM6:31 PM6:31 PM5:44 PM5:44 PM7:15 AM7:15 AM7:34 AM7:34 AM5:41 PM5:41 PM4:12 PM4:12 PM7:47 AM7:47 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%5:39 AME6:13 PMW-11:58 AMS252,326 mi
2
0%6:38 AME6:31 PMW-12:36 PMS252,594 mi
3
1%7:38 AME6:51 PMWSW-1:15 PMS252,433 mi
4
3%8:39 AMESE7:12 PMWSW-1:56 PMS251,832 mi
5
8%9:42 AMESE7:37 PMWSW-2:39 PMS250,763 mi
6
14%10:46 AMESE8:07 PMWSW-3:26 PMS249,190 mi
7
22%11:51 AMSE8:44 PMSW-4:17 PMS247,080 mi
8
31%12:53 PMSE9:31 PMSW-5:12 PMS244,425 mi
9
41%1:51 PMSE10:28 PMSW-6:09 PMS241,265 mi
10
50%2:41 PMSE11:34 PMSW-7:08 PMS237,705 mi
11
63%3:23 PMESE--8:05 PMS233,925 mi
12
74%-12:47 AMWSW3:58 PMESE9:00 PMS230,184 mi
13
84%-2:03 AMWSW4:28 PMESE9:53 PMS226,798 mi
14
92%-3:20 AMWSW4:54 PME10:44 PMS224,106 mi
15
97%-4:37 AMW5:19 PME11:34 PMS222,416 mi
16
99%-5:56 AMW5:44 PME--
17
100%-7:15 AMWNW6:11 PMENE12:26 AMS221,950 mi
18
99%-8:37 AMWNW6:43 PMENE1:19 AMS222,793 mi
19
95%-9:58 AMWNW7:21 PMENE2:15 AMS224,869 mi
20
89%-11:17 AMNW8:08 PMNE3:15 AMS227,955 mi
21
80%-12:27 PMNW9:05 PMNE4:16 AMS231,716 mi
22
70%-1:25 PMNW10:09 PMNE5:16 AMS235,775 mi
23
59%-2:12 PMNW11:16 PMNE6:13 AMS239,777 mi
24
50%-2:48 PMWNW-7:06 AMS243,436 mi
25
39%12:23 AMENE3:16 PMWNW-7:54 AMS246,554 mi
26
29%1:28 AMENE3:40 PMWNW-8:38 AMS249,017 mi
27
21%2:31 AMENE4:00 PMW-9:19 AMS250,787 mi
28
13%3:32 AME4:19 PMW-9:58 AMS251,879 mi
29
7%4:31 AME4:38 PMW-10:36 AMS252,347 mi
30
3%5:31 AME4:57 PMWSW-11:15 AMS252,266 mi
31
1%6:31 AMESE5:17 PMWSW-11:55 AMS251,713 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at John F. Kennedy International Airport is rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 11% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 59% of the time, while on November 14, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 111%Oct 111%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 115%Oct 115%Oct 212%Oct 212%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at John F. Kennedy International Airport is increasing during October, increasing from 10.0 miles per hour to 11.4 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour, while on July 25, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at John F. Kennedy International Airport throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 36% on October 31.

Wind Direction in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Wind Direction in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportSWOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

John F. Kennedy International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at John F. Kennedy International Airport is rapidly decreasing during October, falling by 8°F, from 66°F to 59°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Average Water Temperature in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313150°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FSepNovOct 166°FOct 166°FOct 3159°FOct 3159°FOct 1164°FOct 1164°FOct 2161°FOct 2161°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it 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).

The growing season at John F. Kennedy International Airport typically lasts for 7.7 months (236 days), from around March 28 to around November 19, rarely starting before March 13 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 31 or after December 10.

The month of October at John F. Kennedy International Airport is very likely fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually decreasing from 100% to 90% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at John F. Kennedy International Airportgrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 1100%Oct 190%Oct 3190%Oct 31100%Oct 11100%Oct 1199%Oct 2199%Oct 2150%Nov 1950%Nov 19very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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 percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at John F. Kennedy International Airport are increasing during October, increasing by 252°F, from 3,172°F to 3,424°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Growing Degree Days in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,000°F3,000°F3,100°F3,100°F3,200°F3,200°F3,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°FSepNovOct 13,172°FOct 13,172°FOct 313,424°FOct 313,424°FOct 113,283°FOct 113,283°FOct 213,366°FOct 213,366°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at John F. Kennedy International Airport is decreasing during October, falling by 1.3 kWh, from 4.3 kWh to 2.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at John F. Kennedy International AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.3 kWhOct 14.3 kWhOct 312.9 kWhOct 312.9 kWhOct 113.8 kWhOct 113.8 kWhOct 213.4 kWhOct 213.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of John F. Kennedy International Airport are 40.640 deg latitude, -73.779 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of John F. Kennedy International Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 20 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (256 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,483 feet).

The area within 2 miles of John F. Kennedy International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) and water (22%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (64%) and water (35%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at John F. Kennedy International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

John F. Kennedy International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to La Guardia Airport; New York City, Central Park; Republic Airport; Teterboro Airport; Newark Liberty International Airport; Westchester County Airport; Linden Airport; and Essex County Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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