2 winsNew Jersey850 sights · 1,106 eats · 6 regions
5 winsNew York2,389 sights · 4,500 eats · 6 regionsNew Jersey vs New York
The verdict
New York takes 5 of 7
Warmer winter escape
New Jersey
38°F vs 30°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
New York
83°F vs 78°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
New York
29 vs 92 beaches
Museum hopping
New York
67 vs 269 museums
Great outdoors
New York
705 vs 1,878 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
New York
1,106 vs 4,500 notable restaurants
Best in October
New Jersey
58% vs 25% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
New JerseyNew York
- 8502,389Sights
- 1,1064,500Restaurants & cafés
- 67269Museums
- 7031,867Parks & nature
- 2992Beaches
- 211Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | New Jersey | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 27 |
| Feb | 41 | 31 |
| Mar | 55 | 48 |
| Apr | 63 | 55 |
| May | 70 | 63 |
| Jun | 81 | 76 |
| Jul | 87 | 82 |
| Aug | 80 | 77 |
| Sep | 77 | 72 |
| Oct | 65 | 59 |
| Nov | 53 | 45 |
| Dec | 39 | 32 |
New Jersey
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Good
- May: Good
- June: Peak season
- July: Mixed
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Good
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
New York
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Mixed
- June: Peak season
- July: Good
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Mixed
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
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Peak seasonGoodMixedOff season
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Can't decide?
They're close enough to do both in one road trip.