Central Park
Designed by Calvert Vaux, Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan that is a National Historic Landmark, a New York City Landmark, and a Tentative World Heritage Site. It is one of the 20 most looked-up sights in the United States on English Wikipedia. The park receives about 40 million visitors.
Planning a visit
The park covers an area of 2,183 km2 and is open from 06:00 to 01:00 with wheelchair access. To reach the park, the nearest airport is LaGuardia Airport, located 8 km away. The site is 336 km from Washington, D.C. Nearby sights include the Metropolitan Museum of Art (0.4 km), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (0.6 km), and the American Museum of Natural History (0.7 km). The Museum of Modern Art and St. Patrick's Cathedral are also located within 3 km of the park.
Weather conditions change throughout the year. July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of approximately 28 °C and 27 °C. January is the coldest month, with a high of 3 °C and a low of -4 °C. July is also the wettest month, with about 117 mm of rain over 15 days. Other months, such as April and May, have about 12 rainy days and highs between 15 °C and 21 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 28 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Rainfall, mm | 84 | 79 | 105 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 117 | 113 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 102 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
