Humidity Levels in New York During October

The average humidity in October is listed below for places in New York. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Average relative humidity (%) in October
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
72 Albany 85 56
74 Binghamton 85 61
73 Buffalo 82 61
66 New York City, Central Park 75 55
69 New York JFK Airport 78 60
65 New York La Guardia Airport 74 55
75 Rochester 84 61
74 Syracuse 84 61

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are the averages during October for maximum and minimum humidity levels in New York. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Daily high and low relative humidity (%) averages in October
High Time Place Low Time
84.9 7 am Albany 55.5 4 pm
84.9 7 am Binghamton 60.9 4 pm
81.9 7 am Buffalo 60.6 1 pm
75.4 7 am New York City, Central Park 54.1 1 pm
78.9 4 am New York JFK Airport 56.3 1 pm
73.7 7 am New York La Guardia Airport 55.2 4 pm
84.4 7 am Rochester 60.3 1 pm
84.1 7 am Syracuse 60.1 1 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

New York Humidity
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