New York from Zurich
6,320 km, about 8h 37m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at New York and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Zurich
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° | 8d | 80 | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
| Feb | 6° | 8d | 100 | ok | 6C max, 8 rainy days |
| Mar | 10° | 10d | 100 | ok | 10C max, 10 rainy days |
| Apr | 16° | 9d | 65 | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| May | 21° | 11d | 85 | sweet spot | 21C max, 11 rainy days |
| Jun | 27° | 9d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: Summer is a popular time for tourists with warm weather and… |
| Jul | 30° | 11d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: Summer is a popular time for tourists with warm weather and… |
| Aug | 28° | 11d | 65 | goodbusy | peak: Summer is a popular time for tourists with warm weather and… |
| Sep | 25° | 8d | 65 | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| Oct | 19° | 8d | 65 | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Nov | 12° | 7d | 45 | okbusy | peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping… |
| Dec | 6° | 9d | 45 | okbusy | peak: The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping… |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in CH as well as at New York, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in New York
New York experiences a wide range of weather, so visitors should prepare for variable conditions depending on the season.
| Busiest |
mid Jun to late Aug — Summer is a popular time for tourists with warm weather and school vacations.
mid Nov to late Dec — The holiday season attracts many visitors for shopping, decorations, and festivities.
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| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to mid Jun — Spring offers pleasant weather and blooming attractions before the summer rush.
early Sep to mid Nov — Fall provides mild temperatures and the beautiful changing leaves, before winter sets in.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
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