Compare New York and California Weather

New York is 3928.0 kilometers (2440.7 miles) away and 3.0 hours ahead of California, United States. New York's climate is classified as Humid subtropical, no dry season (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) while California has a Mediterranean, hot summer climate (Csa).

New York generally has cooler weather than California. The average mean temperature in New York is 13.27°C (55.89°F) while California’s temperature is 19.97°C (67.95°F) and the difference is 6.7°C (44.06°F). New York is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 26.27°C (79.29°F), while California is hottest in July when the average high temperature is 31.43°C (88.57°F). New York is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -3.26°C (26.13°F), while December is the coldest month in California, when night time temperature often falls below 5.42°C (41.76°F).

Finally, New York has about 2.63 times more rainfall than California, (New York’s 80.02mm vs California’s average of 30.48mm).