What to pack for New York
New York averages 4°C in the daytime in January and 30°C in July, and July is the wettest month, with about 11 rainy days. Here is what that means for your suitcase, month by month.
Get your New York packing list, freeMonth by month
January
4°C / -3°C · 7 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: a base layer, a sweater and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A light rain layer, just in case
February
7°C / -2°C · 9 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: a base layer, a sweater and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
March
10°C / 1°C · 9 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
April
16°C / 6°C · 10 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
May
21°C / 11°C · 11 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
June
27°C / 17°C · 9 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
July
30°C / 21°C · 11 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
August
28°C / 20°C · 10 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
September
25°C / 16°C · 8 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A light rain layer, just in case
October
19°C / 11°C · 8 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
November
12°C / 4°C · 7 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- A scarf for the evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
December
6°C / -1°C · 9 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: a base layer, a sweater and a proper coat
- Gloves, a hat and a scarf
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
Plugs & voltage
United States uses Type A / B sockets at 120 V. Check your devices say 100–240 V before you plug them in: most chargers do, but hair dryers and straighteners often don't.
Your dates, your list
Tell Stowr when you are going to New York and who is coming. It builds the list from the climate for those exact dates, counts what you can wash on the way, and checks the weight against your baggage allowance.
Build my New York listTemperatures and rainy days are averages of daily records from 2016 to 2025 (Open-Meteo historical archive), for the city centre. Elevation, coast and the year itself can shift them, so treat them as a guide to the usual pattern, not a forecast.