Best time to visit Governors Island National Monument
May is the best balance at Governors Island National Monument: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 71°F), with moderate crowds. August is busiest, with about 13,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 54°F. January, February, March, April and December see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY USW00094728
- Lat / lon
- 40.78, -73.97
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- From park center
- 6.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 40° | 42° | 50° | 62° | 71° | 80° | 85° | 83° | 76° | 65° | 54° | 44° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 28° | 30° | 36° | 46° | 55° | 64° | 70° | 69° | 62° | 51° | 42° | 34° | 49° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 49.5 |
| Snow, in | 8.8 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 29.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:33 | 10:35 | 11:49 | 13:14 | 14:25 | 15:04 | 14:49 | 13:47 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:51 | 9:16 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 28° | 3.6 | 8.8 | 9:33 | 30 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 42° | 30° | 3.2 | 10.1 | 10:35 | 88 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| March | 50° | 36° | 4.3 | 5.0 | 11:49 | 299 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| April | 62° | 46° | 4.1 | 0.4 | 13:14 | 690 | Few or no visits | Mild |
| Maybest | 71° | 55° | 4.0 | 0 | 14:25 | 4,900 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 80° | 64° | 4.5 | 0 | 15:04 | 9,700 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 85° | 70° | 4.6 | 0 | 14:49 | 10,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 69° | 4.6 | 0 | 13:47 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 76° | 62° | 4.3 | 0 | 12:25 | 7,400 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 65° | 51° | 4.4 | 0.1 | 11:03 | 4,200 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 54° | 42° | 3.6 | 0.5 | 9:51 | 1,200 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 44° | 34° | 4.4 | 4.9 | 9:16 | 19 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 49° | 49.5 | 29.8 | 51,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 28°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 51,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State New York
Closures, reservations and alerts: Governors Island National Monument on nps.gov
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