Brooklyn, New York Weather
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Brooklyn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:08 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast39%0.04″68°61°—
- TuesdaySep 22Light Drizzle12%—64°55°-4°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——66°53°+2°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast17%—67°56°+1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast48%—74°55°+7°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast44%—74°58°0°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy27%—76°61°+2°
Air quality now AQI 52 · Moderate
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 PM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Brooklyn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 65°F (high 68°F, low 61°F), about the 65°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 1 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 7 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Brooklyn
- Mon68°61°39%
- Tue64°55°12%
- Wed66°53°4%
- Thu67°56°17%
- Fri74°55°48%
- Sat74°58°44%
- Sun76°61°27%
- Mon71°64°15%
- Tue69°67°9%
- Wed70°67°17%
- Thu73°67°17%
- Fri73°63°11%
- Sat66°59°26%
- Sun70°66°26%
- Mon72°58°19%
- Tue62°53°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Brooklyn
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Brooklyn — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 19) is about 8 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Brooklyn
Brooklyn sits in Kings County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 5m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 15m — a swing of +5h 50m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York, the state’s largest city, lies about 3 miles to the NNE. The nearest town Brooklyn tracks is New York, roughly 3 miles to the NNE.
Air quality in Brooklyn
Air quality in Brooklyn’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 30). See the full air-quality history for Brooklyn.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Brooklyn, July runs warmest near 75°F and January coldest around 29°F, while December is the wettest month (4.2 inches) and February the driest (2.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 3.5″ |
| February | 31° | 2.9″ |
| March | 39° | 3.7″ |
| April | 50° | 4.0″ |
| May | 59° | 3.9″ |
| June | 69° | 3.8″ |
| July | 75° | 3.4″ |
| August | 74° | 4.1″ |
| September | 67° | 3.4″ |
| October | 57° | 3.2″ |
| November | 43° | 3.8″ |
| December | 34° | 4.2″ |
Regional context
Similar climates New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Queens, NY
Brooklyn swings from 29°F in January to 75°F in July (46°F) per modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo); precipitation in Brooklyn runs about 43.9 inches.
No season owns Brooklyn's rain: December reaches 4.2 inches and February keeps 2.9 inches, an even spread through Brooklyn's year. That even rhythm groups Brooklyn with places like New York, NY, Manhattan, NY and Queens, NY.
Brooklyn reaches its last hard frost near April 1; that is the cue for kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Brooklyn's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Brooklyn's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Brooklyn near November 19, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Brooklyn freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Queens, NY, Inwood, NY, Staten Island, NY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Brooklyn?
- In Brooklyn, expect the last spring frost near April 1; Brooklyn's first autumn frost comes around November 19.
- What is the rainy season in Brooklyn?
- Rainfall in Brooklyn peaks in December near 4.2 inches, out of about 44 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Brooklyn?
- On average July tops the year in Brooklyn at about 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Brooklyn?
- The coldest stretch in Brooklyn falls in January, around 29°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Brooklyn?
- In Brooklyn, sow peas and hardy greens around April 1; Brooklyn's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- What hardiness zone is Brooklyn?
- Since January in Brooklyn averages 29°F, Brooklyn's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Brooklyn?
- Brooklyn's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Brooklyn?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Brooklyn in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Brooklyn?
- Current conditions for Brooklyn and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Brooklyn forecast updated?
- The Brooklyn forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Brooklyn?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Brooklyn are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Brooklyn?
- The next few days in Brooklyn's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Brooklyn sits at 40.7°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
Beaches near Brooklyn
- Jacob Riis Beach6.8 mi
- Rockaway Beach7.6 mi
- Long Beach NY15.9 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Brooklyn
- 11201
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