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Best time to visit The Hamptons

United States · North America

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in The Hamptons

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  1. The Hamptons in January: avoid
  2. The Hamptons in February: avoid
  3. The Hamptons in March: ok
  4. The Hamptons in April: good
  5. The Hamptons in May: good, busy
  6. The Hamptons in June: sweet spot
  7. The Hamptons in July: good, busy
  8. The Hamptons in August: sweet spot, busy
  9. The Hamptons in September: sweet spot
  10. The Hamptons in October: sweet spot
  11. The Hamptons in November: ok
  12. The Hamptons in December: ok
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Go in Jun, Aug, Sep or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 23C max, 8 rainy days. May is the next best.

Things to do in The Hamptons

  • Montauk Point Light Lighthouse in New York, United States
  • Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in New York, United States
  • Parrish Art Museum Art museum formerly in Southampton, now in Water Mill, New York
  • Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center Aquarium in Riverhead, New York, United States
  • Railroad Museum of Long Island Museum on Long Island, New York
  • Orient Point Light Lighthouse in New York, United States
  • Hither Hills State Park State park in Suffolk County, New York, United States

Tours and tickets in The Hamptons

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 4° 9d 68% 6.1h avoid bitter cold: 4C daily max
Feb 5° 9d 71% 6.8h avoid bitter cold: 5C daily max
Mar 8° 9d 68% 8.3h ok 8C max, 9 rainy days
Apr 13° 10d 72% 8.8h good 13C max, 10 rainy days
May 17° 10d 76% 10.1h goodbusy busier than usual
Jun 23° 7d 77% 11.6h sweet spot 23C max, 7 rainy days
Jul 27° 7d 78% 11.6h goodbusy busier than usual
Aug 26° 7d 77% 11.0h sweet spot busy busier than usual
Sep 23° 8d 76% 9.1h sweet spot 23C max, 8 rainy days
Oct 18° 8d 74% 7.9h sweet spot 18C max, 8 rainy days
Nov 12° 8d 66% 6.8h ok 12C max, 8 rainy days
Dec 7° 8d 69% 5.7h ok 7C max, 8 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at East Hampton: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in May, July and August; quietest from September to January.

Then and now

The Hamptons's July days now average 26.7°C, 3.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 8 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–903.1°3.8°5.9°9.5°14.0°19.3°23.0°23.0°20.2°15.6°11.5°6.5°
2017–264.3°5.2°8.2°12.5°17.3°23.0°26.7°25.9°22.5°17.8°12.0°7.0°
Change+1.1°+1.4°+2.3°+3.0°+3.2°+3.6°+3.7°+2.9°+2.3°+2.2°+0.4°+0.4°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into NYC, then drive. The flights under Where to book are to NYC.

NYC the drive is not measured yet
Islip (ISP) the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far The Hamptons is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

  • Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, though a few small places take cash only. Keep some $1 and $5 notes for tips; Venmo and PayPal are for locals.
  • UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
  • Tipping — Expected: 15–20% in sit-down restaurants (18–20% is standard in New York) and 10–20% for taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers. Large groups may find it already on the bill.

Getting around The Hamptons

  • Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and some other cities you can also book a driverless Waymo in its own app.

Since the Hamptons is a region filled with many little villages, driving is the best way to get around whether it be by limousine, personal car or rental car. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on The Hamptons, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

  • Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
    TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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The Hamptons in pictures

At Long Island 2023 233
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Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At Long Island 2023 226
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Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Hook Mill in East Hampton 1
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Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Hook Mill in East Hampton 2
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Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Hamptons
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Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What The Hamptons is like

The Hamptons are a series of small hamlets and incorporated villages which make up the southern fork of the eastern end of Long Island, New York. More on Wikivoyage

Getting in
MacArthur Airport- approximately 50 miles from East Hampton Kennedy Airport- approximately 80 miles from East Hampton La Guardia- approximately 85 miles from East Hampton Private Planes or small charters are the most… More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on The Hamptons, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around The Hamptons

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Kind of place

The Hamptons is in United States, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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