Queens, New York Weather
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Queens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:08 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast33%0.02″69°61°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast10%—66°57°-3°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——66°54°0°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast21%—68°56°+2°
- FridaySep 25Overcast48%—75°54°+7°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast44%—75°57°0°
- SundaySep 27Overcast31%—78°60°+3°
Air quality now AQI 51 · Moderate
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Queens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 65°F (high 69°F, low 61°F), 4°F below the 69°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 26 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 8 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 — Queens
- Mon69°61°33%
- Tue66°57°10%
- Wed66°54°4%
- Thu68°56°21%
- Fri75°54°48%
- Sat75°57°44%
- Sun78°60°31%
- Mon76°64°15%
- Tue71°67°10%
- Wed73°67°17%
- Thu76°67°17%
- Fri75°61°13%
- Sat69°58°26%
- Sun72°65°26%
- Mon72°58°19%
- Tue63°52°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Queens
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Queens — 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 25) is about 9 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 Queens
Queens sits in Queens County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 6m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 15m — a swing of +5h 51m 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 8 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Queens tracks is New York, roughly 8 miles to the WSW.
Air quality in Queens
Air quality in Queens’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 43). See the full air-quality history for Queens.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | 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, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter 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 | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Queens, July runs warmest near 79°F and January coldest around 34°F, while August is the wettest month (4.4 inches) and February the driest (2.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 3.3″ | 10 |
| February | 36° | 2.9″ | 10 |
| March | 43° | 4.0″ | 11 |
| April | 54° | 3.9″ | 11 |
| May | 64° | 3.6″ | 12 |
| June | 73° | 4.0″ | 11 |
| July | 79° | 4.3″ | 10 |
| August | 78° | 4.4″ | 10 |
| September | 71° | 3.9″ | 8 |
| October | 60° | 3.8″ | 9 |
| November | 49° | 3.1″ | 9 |
| December | 40° | 4.1″ | 12 |
Regional context
Similar climates Harbor Hills, NY, Great Neck Estates, NY, Saddle Rock, NY
Queens's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 34°F Januarys with 79°F Julys — a 45°F swing. About 45.3 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 122 days a year.
Rainfall in Queens splits evenly between the seasons: August tops out at 4.4 inches over 9.5 rainy days, and February logs 2.9 inches across 10.2 — neither half of Queens's year dominates. That even rhythm groups Queens with places like Harbor Hills, NY, Great Neck Estates, NY and Saddle Rock, NY.
The cool-season window in Queens starts at March 26, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Queens wait about two weeks past Queens's last frost, once the soil warms. It shuts near November 25, when freezes return to Queens and tender plants need cover. In about half of years, Queens's last freeze comes after March 26.
Similar climates: Harbor Hills, NY, Great Neck Estates, NY, Saddle Rock, NY, University Gardens, NY, Saddle Rock Estates, NY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Queens?
- In Queens, expect the last spring frost near March 26; Queens's first autumn frost comes around November 25.
- What is the rainy season in Queens?
- Queens sees its heaviest rain in August (around 4.4 inches), part of roughly 45 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Queens?
- July is Queens's warmest month, averaging about 79°F.
- What is the coldest month in Queens?
- Queens bottoms out in January, with a mean near 34°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Queens?
- Time tomatoes in Queens for two weeks after March 26; peas and greens start at Queens's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Queens get?
- Expect roughly 122 wet days a year in Queens.
- What hardiness zone is Queens?
- Queens sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 34°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Queens?
- Queens'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 Queens?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Queens in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Queens?
- Current conditions for Queens and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Queens forecast updated?
- The Queens forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Queens?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Queens 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 Queens?
- The next few days in Queens's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Queens sits at 40.7°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
Beaches near Queens
- Rockaway Beach11.7 mi
- Jacob Riis Beach13.2 mi
- Long Beach NY13.3 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 Queens
- 11001
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- 11101
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- 11351
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