Best time to visit Gateway National Recreation Area
April, May and September are the best balance at Gateway National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 76°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. July is busiest, with about 1,077,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 45°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- New York Jfk Intl AP, NY USW00094789
- Lat / lon
- 40.64, -73.76
- Elevation
- 11 ft
- From park center
- 5.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 40° | 42° | 49° | 59° | 68° | 78° | 84° | 82° | 76° | 65° | 54° | 45° | 62° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 27° | 34° | 43° | 53° | 62° | 69° | 68° | 61° | 50° | 40° | 32° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 43.3 |
| Snow, in | 7.5 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 25.9 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:34 | 10:35 | 11:49 | 13:14 | 14:25 | 15:04 | 14:48 | 13:47 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:52 | 9:17 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 470 | 449 | 531 | 568 | 782 | 907 | 1,077 | 1,063 | 837 | 738 | 575 | 447 | 8,444 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 26° | 3.2 | 7.5 | 9:34 | 470,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 42° | 27° | 2.8 | 8.6 | 10:35 | 449,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 49° | 34° | 3.9 | 4.3 | 11:49 | 531,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 59° | 43° | 3.5 | 0.6 | 13:14 | 568,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Maybest | 68° | 53° | 3.7 | 0 | 14:25 | 782,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 78° | 62° | 3.9 | 0 | 15:04 | 907,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 84° | 69° | 3.9 | 0 | 14:48 | 1,077,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 68° | 4.1 | 0 | 13:47 | 1,063,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 61° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:25 | 837,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 65° | 50° | 3.7 | 0 | 11:03 | 738,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 54° | 40° | 3.1 | 0.4 | 9:52 | 575,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 45° | 32° | 4.0 | 4.5 | 9:17 | 447,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 62° | 47° | 43.3 | 25.9 | 8,444,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 84°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 8,444,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States New York and New Jersey
Closures, reservations and alerts: Gateway National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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