Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon weather.

Typically 1°C on race morning; rain in 1 of the last 10 years. Race morning (07:00 to 11:00 local time) in New York on race day in each of the last 10 years; the 2027 race is on 1 Jan 2027.

Typical
1°C (34°F)
race-morning average
Coolest
-11°C (12°F)
lowest reading, 07:00–11:00
Warmest
10°C (50°F)
highest reading, 07:00–11:00
Wet years
1 of 10
rain, drizzle or worse
Humidity
78%
typical
Wind
10 km/h
typical, at 10 m

Race morning, 07:00–11:00

Year by year

Race dayAverageLow–highHumidityWindRainConditions
2 Jan 2026-6°C (21°F)-7°C (20°F)–-5°C (23°F)69%9 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
3 Jan 2025-1°C (31°F)-2°C (28°F)–1°C (34°F)61%11 km/h0.0 mmClear
29 Dec 20239°C (48°F)8°C (46°F)–10°C (50°F)95%7 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
30 Dec 20224°C (40°F)2°C (35°F)–8°C (46°F)76%11 km/h0.0 mmMainly clear
31 Dec 20218°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)–10°C (49°F)98%5 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
1 Jan 20210°C (31°F)-2°C (29°F)–2°C (36°F)78%9 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
3 Jan 20206°C (43°F)6°C (42°F)–7°C (44°F)92%9 km/h3.3 mmDrizzle
4 Jan 20191°C (33°F)-1°C (30°F)–3°C (37°F)82%12 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
29 Dec 2017-10°C (13°F)-11°C (12°F)–-9°C (16°F)50%10 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
30 Dec 20160°C (33°F)0°C (31°F)–2°C (36°F)79%21 km/h0.0 mmMainly clear

Each row is the race's date that year where we know it, else the same weekday nearest its usual date. Temperatures and humidity are averaged over 07:00 to 11:00 local time, rain is the total over those hours, and conditions are the commonest over the morning. The half marathon starts at 09:00.

Kit and pacing

What it means

  • Dress for the cold start

    Mornings are usually around 1°C. Gloves, a hat and an old top you can throw away at the start are worth packing, and warm up for longer than usual: cold muscles take a few kilometers to get going.

  • The weather varies a lot

    Race mornings here have ranged by 19°C from year to year. Pack for both, and settle your kit and pacing from the forecast in the last few days.

General guidance from past years' numbers. Check the forecast in race week.

The course 2027 dates and entry

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, from its historical weather archive (CC BY 4.0).

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