Yes, it's hot, but most places have air conditioning. One of the things I like about New York is the seasons. Great summers and yet you can usually go ice skating in Central Park in the winter.
Has anyone on here been to New York in the middle of July? How hot does it get? and how busy does it get there? Is the heat unbearable or ok?
Thanks in advance.
It can get very hot and humid - but in Manhattan you are usually OK from the heat as you are usually in the shade of the tall buildings and only a few seconds dash from an air conditioned building and a cold drink. It's the humidity which gets you.
July wouldn't be my first choice for a month to visit NY.
As for "how busy" - difficult to say, as NYC is never quiet.
oh yea new york city is busy 24/7, its like you see it in the movies.
Yeah, the last time I was there I fell out of a bar at something like 4am - but because of the bright lights, the traffic and the number of people around it could have been the middle of the day in any other city.
NYC really is a city like no other. Don't worry to much about safety - I feel safer walking through Manhattan after midnight than I do central London - or any major city in this country. There really is, literally, a cop car on every corner.
Its Manhattan i'm going to and I was there in March, but just wondering how much busier in the summer it is. I can't bear it really hot but desperate to go again.
Its Manhattan i'm going to and I was there in March, but just wondering how much busier in the summer it is. I can't bear it really hot but desperate to go again.
when i went it was end of july. it was so hot i couldnt be arsed shopping. i just wanted to lie down in the shade.
if you want to go again go around december, ive always wanted to go to new york around christmas!
Whats it like the last week of october thats when im going.
That's a great time to go - as long as you are prepared to have some unpredictable weather. Not too or or too cold. I have been in early November and people have been sunbathing in Central Park.
Just make sure you avoid the Marathon - which is around that time as there won't be an affordable hotel room for 50 miles around.
That's a great time to go - as long as you are prepared to have some unpredictable weather. Not too or or too cold. I have been in early November and people have been sunbathing in Central Park.
Just make sure you avoid the Marathon - which is around that time as there won't be an affordable hotel room for 50 miles around.
Thats good then, were there for halloween, were staying at a niceish place by madison square gardens really excited now though only 19 weeks away, but were flying with BA god knows why.
Maybe September would be a better time to visit New York. It should be warm but not as hot as July.
When I went there in late April 2002, it was cool and wet on the day I arrived (and also the day I left), but the 2 days in between were dry and sunny (about 15c), which was perfect sightseeing weather.
I was there just a few weeks ago - we were staying a few blocks away from Times Square which was very handy. The weather was apparently unusually very warm for the time of year - of course, a New Yorker told us that so we didn't know any different. It was nice but as someone else said drink loads of water.
I can't really advise you on how busy it gets - it's Manhattan so of course it's always going to be busy. It was Memorial Day weekend when we first got there so Times Square was extremely busy but it calmed down a lot during the week.
Oh, and as for shopping - almost every other shop is shoes and handbags! :eek: Overall, it was very good. If you can - check out a place called Woodbury Common. It's a shopping complex (built like a village) with over 200 designer shops. It's all at discount prices which we found very good for clothes. It's an hour-long bus trip from Manhatten - definitely worth checking out.
As for sightseeing - you definitely have to do a cruise around the Hudson at night. It's called the Circle Line Cruise - best to get on it at 7pm as it's then dark by the time you get back to land again - you see everything, the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and various other sights. The sight of the whole city all lit up at night is unforgettable. Plus the whole thing is narrated so you'll learn a bit of the history etc. Great for getting photos.
Last time i went in July there was freak storm and all the airports were shut because of the rain then a couple of days later it was relly hot, NY weather can be very unpredictable.
I'm going in July as well and i hope it doesn't happen this year.
I visited NY last July. It wasn't too bad actually, almost pleasant in fact. The heat and humidity were nowhere near as bad they were in Washington and Philadelphia the week before.
You'll probably be in and out of air conditioned buildings anyway. Just make sure you drink plenty of water and you'll be fine.
Is the heat any different from the beginning of July to the middle? lol
Only slightly. The average peak temperature in New York in July is 30C. That's tolerable as long as you are prepared for it. Las Vegas averages 40C in July.
Only slightly. The average peak temperature in New York in July is 30C. That's tolerable as long as you are prepared for it. Las Vegas averages 40C in July.
New York is surronded by water so its very humid. I spent a month of July there once. Air con is a must at night or you won't get any sleep. But I do like it to an extent in that you can walk about at night and feel warm.
Vegas is desert - dry heat. Personally I'd take a dry heat every time.
The worst heat I've ever been in was Texas. Houston. Getting on for 40 degrees and almost 100% humidity! I'd be covered in sweat just by walking to the mailbox outside the house I was staying in. I got cramp a lot as I wasn't used to the need to drink alot.
I could never visit NY in the summer. Cant stand heat and we love going there at thanksgiving and seeing the window displays and Rockefeller tree etc. Would be weird for us to go any other time.
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whats crazy is you see new yorkers in business suites walking around normal and your gonna be there cooking in the oven. lol
It can get very hot and humid - but in Manhattan you are usually OK from the heat as you are usually in the shade of the tall buildings and only a few seconds dash from an air conditioned building and a cold drink. It's the humidity which gets you.
July wouldn't be my first choice for a month to visit NY.
As for "how busy" - difficult to say, as NYC is never quiet.
our hottest summer this year x2 and its humid.
rush hour, lunchtime, 5pm, and night are busy. much like central london. but depends where your going in new york, its a big place.
Yeah, the last time I was there I fell out of a bar at something like 4am - but because of the bright lights, the traffic and the number of people around it could have been the middle of the day in any other city.
NYC really is a city like no other. Don't worry to much about safety - I feel safer walking through Manhattan after midnight than I do central London - or any major city in this country. There really is, literally, a cop car on every corner.
when i went it was end of july. it was so hot i couldnt be arsed shopping. i just wanted to lie down in the shade.
if you want to go again go around december, ive always wanted to go to new york around christmas!
That's a great time to go - as long as you are prepared to have some unpredictable weather. Not too or or too cold. I have been in early November and people have been sunbathing in Central Park.
Just make sure you avoid the Marathon - which is around that time as there won't be an affordable hotel room for 50 miles around.
Thats good then, were there for halloween, were staying at a niceish place by madison square gardens really excited now though only 19 weeks away, but were flying with BA god knows why.
When I went there in late April 2002, it was cool and wet on the day I arrived (and also the day I left), but the 2 days in between were dry and sunny (about 15c), which was perfect sightseeing weather.
I can't really advise you on how busy it gets - it's Manhattan so of course it's always going to be busy. It was Memorial Day weekend when we first got there so Times Square was extremely busy but it calmed down a lot during the week.
Oh, and as for shopping - almost every other shop is shoes and handbags! :eek: Overall, it was very good. If you can - check out a place called Woodbury Common. It's a shopping complex (built like a village) with over 200 designer shops. It's all at discount prices which we found very good for clothes. It's an hour-long bus trip from Manhatten - definitely worth checking out.
As for sightseeing - you definitely have to do a cruise around the Hudson at night. It's called the Circle Line Cruise - best to get on it at 7pm as it's then dark by the time you get back to land again - you see everything, the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and various other sights. The sight of the whole city all lit up at night is unforgettable. Plus the whole thing is narrated so you'll learn a bit of the history etc. Great for getting photos.
I'm going in July as well and i hope it doesn't happen this year.
You'll probably be in and out of air conditioned buildings anyway. Just make sure you drink plenty of water and you'll be fine.
Don't confuse it with the Circle Line Tours given by Improv Everywhere
http://improveverywhere.com/2003/05/17/circle-line-tours/
Which is hilarious.
Only slightly. The average peak temperature in New York in July is 30C. That's tolerable as long as you are prepared for it. Las Vegas averages 40C in July.
New York is surronded by water so its very humid. I spent a month of July there once. Air con is a must at night or you won't get any sleep. But I do like it to an extent in that you can walk about at night and feel warm.
Vegas is desert - dry heat. Personally I'd take a dry heat every time.
The worst heat I've ever been in was Texas. Houston. Getting on for 40 degrees and almost 100% humidity! I'd be covered in sweat just by walking to the mailbox outside the house I was staying in. I got cramp a lot as I wasn't used to the need to drink alot.