Hell's Kitchen Weather in August
Hell's Kitchen in August
The short of it: Hell's Kitchen in August averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 83° · low 67° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 13 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hell's Kitchen an average August high of 83°, a low of 67° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 83°, nights near 67°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 47 min in mid-August, 62 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Hell's Kitchen runs about middling and about as wet in August. Upper West Side, 2 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Hell's Kitchen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper West SideNew York | 2 mi NNE | 83° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| ManhattanNew York | 2 mi NE | 83° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| Union CityNew Jersey | 2 mi WNW | 83° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| East VillageNew York | 2 mi S | 83° | 67° | 4.4 in. |
| North BergenNew Jersey | 3 mi NNW | 84° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| AstoriaNew York | 3 mi E | 83° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| East HarlemNew York | 3 mi NE | 84° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| ChinatownNew York | 3 mi S | 83° | 67° | 4.4 in. |