New York City Marathon weather
What will race morning in New York cost you?
New York City Marathon race mornings since 2021 at Central Park: typically 49°F (10°C) at 09:10. Race days ran 44 to 71°F.
- Date
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026
- Your start
- Wave 1 · 09:10
- Distance
- 26.2 mi
| Year | Air | Dew pt | High by 13:10 | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 2 Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 58°F | None |
| 2024 3 Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 52°F | None |
| 2023 5 Nov | 56°F | 42°F | 63°F | None |
| 2022 6 Nov | 71°F | 63°F | 74°F | None |
| 2021 7 Nov | 46°F | 34°F | 53°F | None |
Central Park station on each race date.
New York's marathon crosses all five boroughs. The map is the 2025 course. Check NYRR's latest instructions for this year's route and logistics. Organiser route
Each past race day priced from 09:10 to 13:10. Main factor: heat.
01 · The conditions
Race-day weather
The past weather below is context for the next edition. We do not substitute today’s weather for a past race.
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02 · Same effort, different day
What the weather may cost your goal
4:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 4:00 to 4:08. Main factor: heat.
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RunWeather’s pace model at your goal effort, over every hour you are on course (09:10 to 13:10 local), weighted by the time you spend in each, using the five-year race-morning average. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling and heat adaptation are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.
View even-pace checkpoints
| Distance | Elapsed time |
|---|---|
| 3.1 mi | 0:28:26 |
| 6.2 mi | 0:56:53 |
| 9.3 mi | 1:25:19 |
| 12.4 mi | 1:53:45 |
| 15.5 mi | 2:22:12 |
| 18.6 mi | 2:50:38 |
| 21.7 mi | 3:19:05 |
| 24.9 mi | 3:47:31 |
| 26.2 mi · Finish | 4:00:00 |
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Your race plan, on race morning
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Goal pace against race-day pace
What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per mi and at the finish.
How to spend it
Start, middle and finish, against your average.
What slows you
Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.
Goal vs race day
What slows you
Reference
Everything else about race morning
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Race day recap1 November 2026
New York City Marathon ran on 1 November 2026. The weather recap for this edition is not published yet.
New York City Marathon weather by yearSince 2015 · 44 to 71°F at the start
Weather on each race date at Central Park, 09:10, this year's first-wave start. 10 races, 44°F to 71°F at the start.
Coolest start44°FTypical start54°FWarmest start71°FNew York City Marathon race-morning weather by year at Central Park Year Air 09:10 Dew pt High to 13:10 Rain 2025Nov 2 49°F 34°F 58°F None 2024Nov 3 44°F 26°F 52°F None 2023Nov 5 56°F 42°F 63°F None 2022Nov 6 71°F 63°F 74°F None 2021Nov 7 46°F 34°F 53°F None 2020 Cancelled. No race was held. 2019Nov 3 46°F 31°F 51°F None 2018Nov 4 47°F 30°F 54°F None 2017Nov 5 56°F 49°F 57°F None 2016Nov 6 54°F 37°F 57°F None 2015Nov 1 58°F 47°F 62°F None Hourly reports from the Central Park weather station (NYC), about 21 km from the course point, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive. 09:10 is this year's first-wave start; earlier start times are not all verified, so every year is read at the same clock. High and rain cover 09:10 to 13:10. Race dates: World Athletics, AIMS or the organiser. Not a forecast. Data generated 2026-10-20.
The course26.2 mi · 10 to 180 ft
New York's marathon crosses all five boroughs. The map is the 2025 course. Check NYRR's latest instructions for this year's route and logistics.
THE COURSE26.2 mi1×Zoom to drag the route. Keyboard: + / −, arrows, Home to reset.
2025 course. Check the organiser’s map for this year.
ELEVATION10–180 ft0.0 mi- Elevation
- 158 ft
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The 2025 course from RunWeather's race catalogue. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate. Elevation along that course, not confirmed for this year. Official race site ↗01Plan separate clothing for the pre-start wait and the race itself.
02Check the forecast across your whole expected running time rather than one morning temperature.
03Use effort to manage exposed sections and climbs instead of forcing the same pace everywhere.
Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days
A range for planning New York City Marathon: weather near New York on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.
Typical start-hour air51°F10th–90th percentile 42°F–60°FDew point / humidity44°F79% relative humidityStart-hour wind7 mphDirection varies by dayHours with rain15%Historical frequency at this hourAIR THROUGH THE RUN51°F → 59°F by +4hThe five-year picture
09:00- Air temperature
- 51°F
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 7 mph
- Hours with rain
- 15%
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Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hoursThe sampled air warms by about 8°F across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.
WIND CONTEXTWhere the breeze came from
WIND FROMN13 of 55 samples · 24%
Mean 7 mphThe petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.
A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.
Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 09:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. A 09:00 sample is used because the organiser has not confirmed a first start in this guide. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-10-29.
November climateAll-hours monthly averages
November averages in New York City, from 2022 to 2024. These are monthly conditions, not a race-day forecast.
- mean temperature
- 47°F
- mean humidity
- 67%
- mean wind
- 8 mph
- hours with rain
- 10%
Monthly, all-hours averages for New York, 2022–2024. Not past race-day measurements or a forecast. Rain is the share of historical hours with precipitation, not the chance of rain on race day. Source: Open-Meteo ERA5.
Explore running weather in New YorkNew York City Marathon FAQs7 questions
When is the 2026 New York City Marathon?
New York City Marathon is scheduled for 1 November 2026. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.
Is the weather shown a forecast for the New York City Marathon?
Only from about 14 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.
What is race morning usually like at the New York City Marathon?
At 09:10, race mornings since 2021 at Central Park were typically 49°F (10°C), from 44 to 71°F. Around race day the weather-model estimate near New York averaged 79% humidity and 11 km/h wind. These are past readings, not a forecast.
Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the New York City Marathon?
2022. At 09:10 that race morning Central Park read about 71°F (22°C), against 49°F (10°C) in a typical year.
Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the New York City Marathon?
2025, with about 14 km/h of wind at 09:00 (the start time is not confirmed). Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the north.
How should I pace the New York City Marathon on a warm day?
4:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 4:00 to 4:03. Main factor: heat. On a warm day, start about 5 s/km easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.
Can past years predict the weather on race day at the New York City Marathon?
No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 14 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.
Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-09-22
Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-10-29. Not official race-day readings.
Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority. Course map: The 2025 course from RunWeather's race catalogue. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate.
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